Main Entry:

stoke

Pronunciation:

\ˈstōk\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

stoked; stok·ing

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 <limiting the number of cars available…will help stoke demand for the car — Keith Naughton> intransitive verb : to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel