First Known Use: 1683
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stoke
verb \ˈstōk\
: to stir or add fuel to (something that is burning)
: to increase the amount or strength of (something)
stokedstok·ing
Full Definition of STOKE
transitive verb
1
: to poke or stir up (as a fire) : 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 — Keith Naughton>
intransitive verb
: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
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Origin of STOKE
Dutch stoken; akin to Middle Dutch stuken to push
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Medical Dictionary
stoke
noun \ˈstōk\
Medical Definition of STOKE
: 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
Biographical Note for STOKE
Stokes \ˈstōks\ , Sir George Gabriel (1819–1903), British mathematician and physicist. Stokes enjoyed a long and illustrious association with Cambridge University. He is noted for his studies of the behavior of viscous fluids and for a theorem which is fundamental to vector analysis. The stoke unit honors his name.
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