overstoke
overstoke · overstokes · overstoked · overstoking
To stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etcTo stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.
Meaning
1 sensesTo stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.
Please do not overstoke the fireplace, and do not burn it without the firescreen in position.
Origin
From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke.From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
overstokes, overstoking, overstoked, overstoked| Base form | overstoke · to overstoke |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overstokes |
| Present participle | overstoking |
| Past simple | overstoked |
| Past participle | overstoked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedoverburn
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle