Definition of stoke Stoke
/stowˈk/ - [stowk] - stoke
We found 10 definitions of stoke from 6 different sources.
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What does stoke mean?
WordNet
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| stoke - stir up or tend; of a fire | ||
| tend manage or run; "tend a store" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stoke (v. t.)
To stick; to thrust; to stab. - stoke (v. t.)
To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc. - stoke (v. i.)
To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stoke
stōk, v.i. to stir or tend a fire.—ns. Stoke′-hole, the space about the mouth of a furnace: the space allotted to the stokers: a hole in a reverberatory furnace for introducing a stirring-tool; Stōk′er, one who, or that which, feeds a furnace with fuel. [Dut.,—stoken, to light a fire, stok, a stick.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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stoke
To frequent the galley in a man-of-war, or to trim fires.
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🔤- stoke, verb, present, 1st person singular of stoke (infinitive).
- stoke, verb (infinitive).
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