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Stoked
is always a great word to know.
So is hosing. Does it mean:
| an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated; an instance of being attacked or defeated decisively |
| wonderful, great, masterful, deeply satisfying |
Example Sentences
- Overt grief is part of life now, stoked by a public and media hungry for human interest.
- We'll be pretty stoked to see what tweaks they make.
- Found this online store and was stoked to find billabong, quicksilver, etc tanks that are mesh and for a great price.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
2.
to tend the fire of (a furnace, especially one used with a boiler to generate steam for an engine); supply with fuel.
verb (used without object)
3.
to shake up the coals of a fire.
4.
to tend a fire or furnace.
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
stoke
1660 (implied in stoker), "to feed and stir up a fire in a fireplace," from Du. stoken "to stoke," from M.Du. stoken "to poke, thrust," related to stoc "stick, stump," from P.Gmc. *stok-, variant of *stik-, *stek- "pierce, prick" (see stick (v.)). Stoked "enthusiastic" first
EXPANDrecorded 1902; revived in surfer slang 1963.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
stoke (stōk)
n.
A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per milliliter.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
stoked (on (so or sth)) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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