stoke

(stōk)

v., stoked, stok·ing, stokes.

v.tr.

1. To stir up and feed (a fire or furnace).
2. To feed fuel to and tend the fire of (a furnace).

v.intr.

1. To feed or tend a furnace or fire.
2. Informal. To eat steadily and in large quantities.

[Back-formation from STOKER.]

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Symbol St. A c.g.s. unit of kinematic viscosity equal to the ratio of the viscosity of a fluid in poises to its density in grams per cubic centimetre. 1 stokes=10⁻⁴ m² s⁻¹. It is named after the British mathematician and physicist Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903).

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[Etymology: G. G. Stokes; UK 1819-1903] kinematic viscosity. Symbols St, also lentor. Metric-c.g.s. Identically poise per gram per cubic centimetre = 10^-4 m²·s^-1. The kinematic viscosity of water is regarded as 1.003 8 cSt for calibrations.

stoke (Stoke-on-Trent) rhymes with [offensive] bent
gay: 'e's stoke, innit

Stoke-on-Trent is a city in the Midlands, England.

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verb trans.
verb trans., mainly surfing

To excite, thrill, elate. (1963 —) .
South African Surfer Your magazine stoked me out of my mind (1965). Hence stoked, adjective Excited; hooked on. (1963 —) .
Sunday Mail (Brisbane): I'm stoked on Chinese food (1969).

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symbol: St; the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity; its use is now discouraged. In SI units, kinematic viscosity is measured in square metres per second; 1 St = 10⁻⁴ m² s⁻¹. [After (Sir) George Gabriel Stokes (1819 — 1903), British mathematician.]

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A unit of kinematic viscosity, that of a fluid with a dynamic viscosity of 1 poise and a density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter. Abbreviated St.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fyre (op)
v. intr. - være fyrbøder

Nederlands (Dutch)
(op)stoken

Français (French)
v. tr. - alimenter, (fig) entretenir
v. intr. - alimenter

Deutsch (German)
v. - heizen, schüren, (ugs.) sich vollstopfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναδεύω ή τροφοδοτώ φωτιά, τροφοδοτώ/-ούμαι με καύσιμα, ανθρακεύω, (καθομ.) περιδρομιάζω, τρώω του σκασμού

Italiano (Italian)
alimentare, attizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alimentar

Русский (Russian)
поддерживать огонь (в топке), топить, совать в рот одну ложку за другой, запасаться, кочегар

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - atizar, avivar, alimentar
v. intr. - atizar, avivar, alimentar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - elda, sköta elden i, proppa i, fylla på bränsle, krubba

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
添加燃料, 烧火, 司炉, 狼吞虎咽地吃

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 添加燃料, 燒火
v. intr. - 燒火, 司爐, 狼吞虎咽地吃

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 불을 때다, ~에 연료를 보급하다
v. intr. - 화부 일을 하다, 불을 지피다, 배불리 먹다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 火をたく, たく, 火夫をつとめる, 燃料をくべる, 燃料を補給する
n. - ストーク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) زود موقد, حث, شجع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפק פחם, הוסיף דלק‬
v. intr. - ‮אכל לשובע, עבד כמסיק באוניה‬

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