stoke
verb (stoke, stokes, stoked, stoking); adjective (stoked — slang)
Everyday
- To stoke a fire means to add fuel such as coal or wood and stir it so it burns more strongly. tree →
- To stoke a feeling such as fear or anger means to make it stronger. tree →
- (slang, stoked) If you are stoked, you are very excited and happy, especially in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. tree →
In the lessons
In history lessons about steam trains and ships, stokers stoked the furnace with coal. In everyday life people stoke the fire or the barbecue. In news, rumours can stoke fear. Stoked is common surfer and teen slang. Stoke-on-Trent is a city in England famous for pottery.
Examples
- Grandpa stoked the fire before bed. tree →
- The stoker shovelled coal to stoke the engine. tree →
- Rumours stoked fears that the school would close. tree →
- The coach's speech stoked our team spirit. tree →
- I'm so stoked about the holidays! (slang) tree →
- She was stoked to win the surfing contest. (slang) tree →
- Then he stoked the fire, blew it, and set them all round it to warm themselves. tree →
Note
Regular verb: stoked, stoking. Stoked meaning excited is informal slang; do not use it in a formal essay. Do not confuse with stroke (a gentle touch or an illness) or stock.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «stoke» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «stoke» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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