stoke
stoke /st'oʊk/ (stokes stoking stoked)
1 [VERB] V n
If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning.
She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
Stoke up means the same as stoke.
He stoked up the fire in the hearth.
2 [VERB] V n
If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly.
These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
Stoke up means the same as stoke.
He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea.
1 [VERB] V n
If you stoke a fire, you add coal or wood to it to keep it burning.
She was stoking the stove with sticks of maple.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
Stoke up means the same as stoke.
He stoked up the fire in the hearth.
2 [VERB] V n
If you stoke something such as a feeling, you cause it to be felt more strongly.
These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
Stoke up means the same as stoke.
He has sent his proposals in the hope of stoking up interest for the idea.