stoke
1[ stohk ]
/ stoʊk /
verb (used with object), stoked, stok·ing.
to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
to tend the fire of (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine); supply with fuel.
verb (used without object), stoked, stok·ing.
to shake up the coals of a fire.
to tend a fire or furnace.
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stoke
2[ stohk ]
/ stoʊk /
noun Physics.
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.
Origin of stoke
2after Sir G. Stokes
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stoke
/ (stəʊk) /
verb
to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)
(tr) to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for
See also stoke up
Word Origin for stoke
C17: back formation from stoker
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Medicine definitions for stoke
stoke
[ stōk ]
n.
A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per milliliter.
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