: the residue of coal left after destructive distillation and used as fuel
also
: a similar residue left by other materials (such as petroleum) distilled to dryness
coked; coking
: to change into coke
: to become coke or like coke
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Maybe next time, Andrew Garfield can be the one who lets DiCaprio do coke off his crack.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Keeping the mine running as long as possible was critical for Metinvest, which relied on coking coal to smelt iron ore into steel at its factories further west.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Well … if nothing else, the Jags owe Coen a coke for making them get rid of Baalke.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Maybe next time, Andrew Garfield can be the one who lets DiCaprio do coke off his crack.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Tapping of traditional hydrocarbons can also not be discounted via its coking coal deposits and potential for offshore oil and gas drilling.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Keeping the mine running as long as possible was critical for Metinvest, which relied on coking coal to smelt iron ore into steel at its factories further west.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Coke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coke. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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