stoke
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnaceTo feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
» Janos was stoking up the campfire.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
stochen, schüren
топи́тьtopítʹ
топитиtopyty, підтримувати вогоньpidtrymuvaty vohonʹ
stir up or tend; of a fire
(broadly, transitive)To encourage a behavior or emotion.
(intransitive)To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
(obsolete, transitive)To poke, pierce, thrust.
stochern, schüren
Examples
20 sentencesJanos was stoking up the campfire.
I asked Tom to stoke the fire.
Suddenly smelling smoke could be a sign of stoke.
Matthew stoked the campfire to keep the flames alive.
I held her hand and stoked it with my thumb.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stoken, from Middle Dutch stoken (“to poke, thrust”) or Middle Low GerFrom Middle English stoken, from Middle Dutch stoken (“to poke, thrust”) or Middle Low German stoken (“to poke, thrust”), from Old Dutch *stokon or Old Saxon *stokon, both from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn, from Proto-Germanic *stukōną (“to be stiff, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to push, beat”).
From a back-formation of stoker, apparently from Dutch stoker, from stoken (“to kindle a fire, incite, instigate”), from Middle Dutch stoken (“to poke, thrust”), from stock (“stick, stock”), see: tandenstoker. Ultimately the same word as above.
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Forms
stokes, stoking, stoked, stokedWord family
7 related wordsLessons 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