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

Disney’s next CEO will be charged with continuing its shift toward streaming, while managing traditional TV’s expected continued decline and further stoking growth in the experiences business, which generates most of the company’s profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

To finance its artificial-intelligence ambitions, Oracle is looking to raise more money, which could further stoke Wall Street’s fears about the level of financing underpinning the AI boom.

From MarketWatch

More than a dozen Chinese provinces have cut their growth targets for the year, stoking speculation that Beijing will follow suit and set a lower national goal for 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

And when Christopher moved to stoke the fire, he took a sharp breath—but he did not warn his son to keep back from the flames.

From Literature

TOKYO—Japan’s government wasn’t behind the sudden yen rally last week that stoked speculation about intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• feed
• stir