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

Weekend developments in Venezuela, where U.S. officials have seized tankers carrying crude to China, have stoked oil prices, while stalled peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have boosted flows to safe-haven assets.

From Barron's

Unlike gold, the other precious metals are also used widely in industrial manufacturing which helps stoke demand.

From BBC

That stoked bets on the Fed lowering borrowing costs early next year.

From Barron's

The confusion the message stoked as it echoed throughout the county over the next 24 hours could have been avoided, Sutton said, if it contained more precise information.

From Los Angeles Times

Sellers tracking the market downturn started slapping lower price-tags on their pieces as well, which stoked momentum in the second half of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• feed
• stir