stoke

¹ American  

[stohk] / stoʊk /

verb (used with object)

stoked, stoking

1. to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).

2. to tend the fire of (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine); supply with fuel.

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verb (used without object)

stoked, stoking

1. to shake up the coals of a fire.

2. to tend a fire or furnace.

stoke ² American  

[stohk] / stoʊk /

noun

Physics.

1. a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.

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stoke British  

/ stəʊk /

verb

1. to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)

2. (tr) to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for

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Etymology

Origin of stoke¹

1675–85; < Dutch stoken to feed or stock a fire; stock

Origin of stoke¹

After Sir G. Stokes

Example Sentences

While bond vigilantes may worry about the risk of excessive rate cuts stoking inflation under the next Fed chair, Slimmon said that he isn’t expecting a substantial move higher in inflation rates.

From MarketWatch

The launch of ChatGPT in 2022 stoked fears at Alphabet that its Google search engine would lose significant traffic to chatbots, and the company was slow to launch competitive AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal

The film's success at the Golden Globes - often seen as a prelude to the Academy Awards - will likely stoke Oscar buzz.

From BBC

Millions of Australians were Thursday warned to prepare for a stifling heatwave stoking the risk of "catastrophic" bushfires across swathes of the country.

From Barron's

Financing costs fluctuated, falling to historic lows and stoking demand further.

From Barron's

Related Words

• feed
• stir