- to feed, stir, and tend (a fire, furnace, etc)
- (transitive) to tend the furnace of; act as a stoker for
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stoke1 /stoʊk/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], stoked, stok•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
- Energyto tend the fire of (a furnace);
supply with fuel.
stoke1 (stōk),USA pronunciation
v., stoked, stok•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
stoke2 (stōk),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
v.t.
- to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
- Energyto tend the fire of (a furnace, esp. one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine);
supply with fuel.
v.i.
- to shake up the coals of a fire.
- Energyto tend a fire or furnace.
- Dutch stoken to feed or stock a fire; see stock
- 1675–85
stoke2 (stōk),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
- Physicsa 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.
- after Sir German. Stokes
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stoke /stəʊk/ vb
'stoke' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Five Towns
- Hackney
- Staffordshire
- stoker
- stoke up
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Wedgwood
- centistoke
- Potteries
- stoked
- stokehole
- Stoke Poges