Meaning

(transitive, obsolete) To poke, pierce, thrust..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive, obsolete) To poke, pierce, thrust.
2. An act of poking, piercing, thrusting
3. (transitive) To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
4. (transitive, by extension) To encourage a behavior or emotion.
5. (intransitive) To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
6. (physics) Misconstruction of stokes, a unit of kinematic viscosity.

Example Sentences

Ne short swerd for to stoke with point bityng / No man ne drawe ne bere it by his syde / Ne no man shal un to his felawe ryde / But o cours with a sharp ygrounde spere

Stoking the star maker machinery behind the popular song

To stoke motivation and ambition, focus instead on the road ahead.

But, backed by a partying crowd in cowboy hats and fine voice, it was a display that only stoked belief that the Red Roses can make good on their status as tournament favourites after losing in five of the past six finals.

Word Forms

• stokes
• stoking
• stoked

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When Should You Use Stoke?

Use stoke when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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