stoke
verb
Pronunciation: /stoʊk/
Definition
Add fuel to a fire or furnace to make it burn more intensely.
Examples
He spent the morning stoking the furnace to keep the house warm during the blizzard.
The engineer had to stoke the engine continuously to maintain the train's speed.
She carefully stoked the campfire before everyone went to sleep.
How to Use stoke
- stoke up (phrasal verb)
- to increase the intensity of a fire or an emotion — "We need to stoke up the fire before the temperature drops tonight."
- stoke [emotion] in [someone] (collocation)
- to cause someone to feel a strong emotion — "The movie was designed to stoke fear in the audience."
Synonyms of stoke
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