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overstoke

overstoke verb: to stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.

Verb

overstoke (third-person singular simple present overstokes, present participle overstoking, simple past and past participle overstoked)

  1. (transitive) To stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.
    • Please do not overstoke the fireplace, and do not burn it without the firescreen in position.
    Synonyms:
    overfire

Synonyms of overstoke

Forms of overstoke

third-person singular presentoverstokes
present participleoverstoking
past participleoverstoked
pastoverstoked

Origin of overstoke

From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke.

Questions about overstoke

What does overstoke mean?
Overstoke means to stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.
What part of speech is overstoke?
Overstoke is a verb.
What is the past tense of overstoke?
The past tense of overstoke is overstoked.

Words near overstoke in the dictionary

  1. overstock
  2. overstocked
  3. overstocking
  4. overstockings
  5. overstocks
  6. overstoke
  7. overstoked
  8. overstokes
  9. overstoking
  10. overstood
  11. overstore

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