coke
1the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
to convert into or become coke.
Origin of coke
1Other words from coke
- cokelike, coky, adjective
Other definitions for coke (2 of 4)
to bring (oneself) to a specified state or point by using cocaine: She drank and smoked and coked herself into a heart attack.Sadly, this promising hockey player coked himself out of an NHL job.
coke up / out to drug (oneself or another), especially with cocaine: The episode starts with her haggardly coking up and then packing her kids off to school.They coked her out, stole all her cash, and left her wandering in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
Origin of coke
2Other definitions for Coke (3 of 4)
a carbonated soft drink.
Origin of Coke
3Other definitions for Coke (4 of 4)
or Cooke
Sir Edward, 1552–1634, English jurist and writer on law.
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How to use coke in a sentence
For example, the company was “marketing strongly” behind the coke brand in the third quarter, which Quincey said helped it gain share.
How the world’s biggest advertisers are spending (or not) as industries adapt to the coronavirus pandemic | Lara O'Reilly | November 4, 2020 | DigidayIn the past, the old Dr Pepper Snapple would distribute such brands but didn’t secure the rights to buy them if they took off, and would often lose out to coke or another big bidder.
Keurig is a machine: How the beverage giant is leveraging A.I. to fuel growth | Shawn Tully | October 19, 2020 | FortuneHydrogen is a leading contender to replace coke for steel and other industrial production, but it is not cheap, and green hydrogen production is even more expensive, as Roberts explained.
China’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2060, explained | Lili Pike | September 25, 2020 | VoxThe competition is with Coca-Cola, yet, most consumers will ask for a coke when hanging out in a cafe.
Inbound marketing for brand awareness: Four up-to-date ways to do it | Ali Faagba | September 11, 2020 | Search Engine Watchcoke and Pepsi don’t control their market nearly as fully as the Republicans and Democrats do.
America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 3, 2020 | Freakonomics
This compound is made by coking a mixture of fine iron and pitch.
Benzol from byproduct coking ovens also can be used, but quantitatively is totally inadequate.
Conservation Through Engineering | Franklin K. LaneThe volatile matters are determined as the loss of weight on coking less the amount of moisture.
A compact coke is yielded by good coking coals, and is usually large in amount.
The peat burns below, and the heat generated in the coking, warms the air of the drying house.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel | Samuel William Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for coke (1 of 4)
/ (kəʊk) /
a solid-fuel product containing about 80 per cent of carbon produced by distillation of coal to drive off its volatile constituents: used as a fuel and in metallurgy as a reducing agent for converting metal oxides into metals
any similar material, such as the layer formed in the cylinders of a car engine by incomplete combustion of the fuel
to become or convert into coke
Origin of coke
1British Dictionary definitions for coke (2 of 4)
/ (kəʊk) /
slang short for cocaine
British Dictionary definitions for Coke (3 of 4)
/ (kəʊk) /
trademark short for Coca-Cola
British Dictionary definitions for Coke (4 of 4)
/ (kʊk, kəʊk) /
Sir Edward. 1552–1634, English jurist, noted for his defence of the common law against encroachment from the Crown: the Petition of Right (1628) was largely his work
(kʊk) Thomas William, 1st Earl of Leicester, known as Coke of Holkham. 1752–1842, English agriculturist: pioneered agricultural improvement and considerably improved productivity at his Holkham estate in Norfolk
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