| Front | stoke |
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| Back | stoke /stəʊk $ stoʊk/ (also stoke up) verb [transitive] 1to add more coal or wood to a fire: I stoked the furnace for the night. 2to cause something to increase: Rising oil prices stoked inflation. stoke fear/anger/envy etc The scandal has stoked public outrage. stoke up phrasal verb 1stoke something ↔ up to add more coal or wood to a fire: We kept the fire stoked up high on cold nights. 2stoke up something if something stokes up fear, anger etc, it makes a lot of people feel frightened etc: The leaflets stoked up fears of an invasion. 3stoke up on/with something to eat a lot of food, for example because you will not eat again for a long time: We stoked up on hot soup before going out in the snow. |
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