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stoke
UK /stəʊk/ US /stəʊk/
name 5verb 4noun 2
Definitions
verb
1
To poke, pierce, thrust.
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
noun
1
An act of poking, piercing, thrusting
verb
1
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
2
To encourage a behavior or emotion.
Stoking the star maker machinery behind the popular song
To stoke motivation and ambition, focus instead on the road ahead.
3
To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
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