coke
1[ kohk ]
/ koʊk /
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noun
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
verb (used with or without object), coked, cok·ing.
to convert into or become coke.
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Origin of coke
1OTHER WORDS FROM coke
cokelike, coky, adjectiveWords nearby coke
coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, coitus reservatus, cojones, coke, coked-up, cokehead, coke oven, coker, cokernut
Definition for coke (2 of 4)
coke2
[ kohk ]
/ koʊk /
noun
verb (used with object)
to drug (oneself), especially with cocaine (usually followed by up or out).
Origin of coke
21905–10, Americanism; short for cocaine
Definition for coke (3 of 4)
Coke1
[ kohk ]
/ koʊk /
noun (sometimes lowercase)South Midland and Southern U.S.
a carbonated soft drink.
Origin of Coke
1From Coke, the brand name of a carbonated cola drink
Definition for coke (4 of 4)
Coke2
or Cooke
[ kook ]
/ kʊk /
noun
Sir Edward, 1552–1634, English jurist and writer on law.
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British Dictionary definitions for coke (1 of 4)
coke1
/ (kəʊk) /
noun
a solid-fuel product containing about 80 per cent of carbon produced by distillation of coal to drive off its volatile constituents: used as a fuel and in metallurgy as a reducing agent for converting metal oxides into metals
any similar material, such as the layer formed in the cylinders of a car engine by incomplete combustion of the fuel
verb
to become or convert into coke
Word Origin for coke
C17: probably a variant of C14 northern English dialect colk core, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for coke (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for coke (3 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for coke (4 of 4)
Coke2
/ (kʊk, kəʊk) /
noun
Sir Edward. 1552–1634, English jurist, noted for his defence of the common law against encroachment from the Crown: the Petition of Right (1628) was largely his work
(kʊk) Thomas William, 1st Earl of Leicester, known as Coke of Holkham. 1752–1842, English agriculturist: pioneered agricultural improvement and considerably improved productivity at his Holkham estate in Norfolk
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Medical definitions for coke
coke
[ kōk ]
n.
Cocaine.
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