stoke

intransitive verb

To stir up and feed (a fire or furnace).

intransitive verb

To feed fuel to and tend the fire of (a furnace).

intransitive verb

To feed or tend a furnace or fire.

intransitive verb

To eat steadily and in large quantities.

To pierce; stick; thrust.

To poke, stir up, and maintain the fire in (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler for the generation of steam for an engine); supply with fuel; trim and maintain combustion in.

To attend to and supply a furnace with fuel; act as a stoker or fireman.

transitive verb

To stick; to thrust; to stab.

transitive verb

To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.

intransitive verb

To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.