stoke up
Britishverb
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to feed and tend (a fire, etc) with fuel
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(intr) to fill oneself with food
Example Sentences
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Analysts and economists have pushed back against the scenarios laid out in the report, but Block’s drastic job cuts will likely stoke up those fears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Keynes begged them to go down the first path, and warned that if they went down the second, it would simply stoke up more hatred and lead to World War II.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
Elsewhere, all the festive season provides is a furnace to stoke up tension.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2013
Every goal Lampard scores from now until the day he leaves will stoke up the debate, especially if he overhauls Bobby Tambling's club record of 202.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2013
We hung our heads, pushed back our chairs, and filed out to help stoke up the firebox in the kitchen house.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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