Thesaurus: stoke

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1. v. t. To stick; to thrust; to stab.
2. v. t. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.
3. v. i. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
4. v. stir up or tend; of a fire
5. 1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.] Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting. Chaucer. 2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
6. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires offurnaces, steamers, etc.
7. v:100 v. stir up or tend; of a fire