to stoke a furnace

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• furnace — n. 1) to stoke a furnace 2) a blast; coal; coke; gas; hot air; oil; open hearth furnace * * * [ fɜːnɪs] coal coke gas hot air oil open hearth furnace a blast to stoke a furnace …   Combinatory dictionary

• stoke — also stoke up verb (I, T) to add more coal or wood to a fire used for cooking or heating: stoke sth with sth: Stoke the furnace with wood. stoke up phrasal verb (T) 1 to add more coal or wood to a fire: stoke sth up: Get the fire stoked up. 2 to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Stoke-on-Trent —   City and Unitary Authority area   City of Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent …   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|hole — «STOHK HOHL», noun. 1. the hole through which fuel is put into a furnace, especially into a coal burning furnace. 2. the space in front of a furnace where stokers shovel in coal and take out ashes …   Useful english dictionary

• stoke — stoke1 [stōk] vt., vi. stoked, stoking [back form. < STOKER] 1. to stir up and feed fuel to (a fire, furnace, etc.) 2. to tend (a furnace, boiler, etc.) 3. to feed or eat large quantities of food; fill (up) stoke2 [stōk] n …   English World dictionary

• 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 — ► 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

• stoke up — 1. To fuel a fire or furnace (also figurative) 2. To have a good large meal (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑stoke …   Useful english dictionary

• stoke — verb (stoked; stoking) Etymology: Dutch stoken; akin to Middle Dutch stuken to push Date: 1683 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stoke — I. /stoʊk / (say stohk) verb (stoked, stoking) –verb (t) 1. to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire). 2. to tend the fire of (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine); supply with fuel. –verb (i) 3. to shake up the …