STOKE


Meaning of STOKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstōk ]

verb

( stoked ; stok·ing )

Etymology: Dutch stoken; akin to Middle Dutch stuken to push

Date: 1683

transitive verb

1. : to poke or stir up (as a fire) : supply with fuel

2. : to feed abundantly

3. : to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of

limiting the number of cars available…will help stoke demand for the car — Keith Naughton

intransitive verb

: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.