stoke
verb /stəʊk/
/stəʊk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stoke | /stəʊk/ /stəʊk/ |
| he / she / it stokes | /stəʊks/ /stəʊks/ |
| past simple stoked | /stəʊkt/ /stəʊkt/ |
| past participle stoked | /stəʊkt/ /stəʊkt/ |
| -ing form stoking | /ˈstəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈstəʊkɪŋ/ |
- stoke something (up) (with something) to add fuel to a fire, etc.
- to stoke up a fire with more coal
- to stoke a furnace
- stoke something (up) to make people feel something more strongly
- to stoke up envy
- The publicity was intended to stoke up interest in her music.
- His departure has stoked fears that the company is planning job cuts.
- stoke something (up) to make something increase or develop more quickly
- They were accused of stoking the crisis.
- The measures would stoke up inflation.
- These developments helped stoke the credit boom.
- Increased borrowing was stoking up a consumer boom.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: back-formation from stoker.