stoked; stoking
1
: to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
2
: to feed abundantly
3
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car—
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: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
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Examples of stoke in a Sentence
The engineer stoked the coals.
The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.
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And perhaps nothing stoked more conversation than the issue of transgender girls and women competing in girls and women’s sports.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The drones straying into NATO territory have not been deemed intentional attacks, but the incidents stoke the fire of tensions between the alliance and Moscow, at its worst point in decades.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The lockout would severely hamper operations at West Coast ports including Vancouver and Prince Rupert, stoking the flame already started by the current indefinite strike at two container terminals at the Port of Montreal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Enemies that know how to stoke discord and seek to undermine the outcome of the U.S. election outcome top the list.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The drones straying into NATO territory have not been deemed intentional attacks, but the incidents stoke the fire of tensions between the alliance and Moscow, at its worst point in decades.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The lockout would severely hamper operations at West Coast ports including Vancouver and Prince Rupert, stoking the flame already started by the current indefinite strike at two container terminals at the Port of Montreal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Enemies that know how to stoke discord and seek to undermine the outcome of the U.S. election outcome top the list.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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stoke
verb
stoked; stoking
1
: to stir up or tend (as a fire)
2
: to supply (as a furnace) with fuel
3
: to feed plentifully
stoker
noun
Medical Definition
stoke
noun
: the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity being that of a fluid which has a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per cubic centimeter
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