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stoke

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As a verb, stoke means feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace. As a noun, it means an act of poking, piercing, thrusting.

Meanings of stoke

6 meanings

verb

  1. To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.

  2. To encourage a behavior or emotion.

  3. To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteTo poke, pierce, thrust.

noun

  1. An act of poking, piercing, thrusting

  2. physicsMisconstruction of stokes (unit of kinematic viscosity)

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