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Stoke — may refer to the following:Place namesUnited Kingdom*Stoke is one of the most common place names in the United Kingdom and in historical documents.Originally from the Old English stoc meaning place , it came to be used in two special senses, i) a … Wikipedia
Stoke — Administration Pays Canada Province … Wikipédia en Français
Stoke — steht für: Stoke City (offiziell: Stoke City Football Club), englischer Fußballverein aus Stoke on Trent Melis Stoke (um 1235–um 1305), niederländischer Geschichtsschreiber Stoke on Trent, englische Stadt in den Midlands, Vereinigtes Königreich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
stoke — [stəuk US stouk] v also stoke up [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: stoken] 1.) to add more coal or wood to a fire ▪ I stoked the furnace for the night. 2.) to cause something to increase ▪ Rising oil prices stoked inflation. stoke… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Stoke — Stoke, v. t. [OE. stoken, fr. D. stoken, fr. stok a stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin, and akin to D. stok). See {Stock}.] 1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nor short sword for to stoke, with point… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stoke — [ stouk ] or ,stoke up verb transitive 1. ) to add fuel to a fire 2. ) to make a feeling stronger: I didn t want to stoke her anger further … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Stoke — Stoke, v. i. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stoke — Stoke, s. Stoke upon Trent … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Stoke — Stoke, engl. Stadt, s. Stoke upon Trent … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
stoke — 1650s (implied in stoker), to feed and stir up a fire in a fireplace, from Du. stoken to stoke, from M.Du. stoken to poke, thrust, related to stoc stick, stump, from P.Gmc. *stok , variant of *stik , *stek pierce, prick (see STICK (Cf. stick)… … Etymology dictionary
stoke — ► VERB 1) add coal to (a fire, furnace, etc.). 2) encourage or incite (a strong emotion). 3) (stoke up) informal consume a large quantity of food to give one energy … English terms dictionary
