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stoked
stoked S0771400 (stōkt)adj. Slang 1. Exhilarated or excited.2. Being or feeling high or intoxicated, especially from a drug.stoked (stəʊkt) adjinformal NZ very pleased; elated: really stoked to have got the job. stoked (stoʊkt)
adj. Slang. exhilarated; excited. [1960–65] ThesaurusstokedadjectiveSlang. Feeling a very strong emotion:atingle, excited, fired up, thrilled, worked up.Informal: psyched.Slang: turned-on.stoked
stoke up1. Literally, to make a fire burn hotter or brighter by stirring it or adding fuel. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stoke" and "up." It's my job to stoke the fire up throughout the night so the camp remains warm. You'll need to stoke up the furnace a bit more if we want it hot enough to melt this iron.2. To incite or intensify negative emotions or reactions to something. The candidate has been stoking up controversy throughout the campaign, discrediting and slandering his opponents with outrageous and unprovable claims. The police chief stoked the fury of the protestors up when he announced that the officers involved in the shooting would not be forced to resign.3. To start and warm up some piece of machinery, especially a car motor or engine, in preparation for its use. The official gave the signal and the drivers stoked up their engines. Make sure you leave the car idling while we rob the place—I don't want to wait for you to stoke the thing up while we're trying to make a getaway.See also: stoke, upstoked on (someone or something)Particularly excited by or enthusiastic about someone or something. I've been getting so stoked on our trip to Europe that I can barely contain myself! Ms. Holland will be an incredible addition to our team. We are really stoked on her.See also: on, stokedstoked out of (one's) mindExtremely excited (about something). We were all stoked out of our minds to find out our debate team would be going to the national championships. I'm stoked out of my mind to travel to Europe this summer.See also: mind, of, out, stokedstoke something up 1. to poke or add fuel to a fire to make it burn hotter. Grandpa had to go down each winter morning to stoke the fire up. He stoked up the furnace every morning during the winter. 2. Sl. to start something, such as an engine. stoke this old car up so we can leave. stoke up your motorcycle and let's get going.See also: stoke, up*stoked on someone or somethingSl. excited by someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I am really stoked on that movie. she was really stoked on Tom.See also: on, stokedstoke upv.1. To feed or stir some fire or furnace: Lee had to go down to the basement several times to stoke up the furnace. The fire started going out, so I stoked it up with some logs.2. To make some emotion or conflict more violent; intensify something: The accusations stoked up the tension that already existed between the groups. The argument was winding down when your insensitive comments stoked it up again.3. To eat heartily: The boxer stoked up before the fight in order to maintain his strength. The runner stoked up on carbohydrates the day before the race.See also: stoke, upstoked (on someone or something) mod. excited by someone or something. (see also stokin’.) We were stoked on Mary. She is the greatest. See also: on, someone, something, stokedstoked verbSee stoked on someone or somethingstoked out mod. exhausted. I ran all the way and got stoked out. See also: out, stokedStoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 272,446), W central England. Stoke-on-Trent forms the bulk of the area known as the PotteriesPotteries, the,
area, c.9 mi (15 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, Staffordshire, W central England, extending northwest-southeast in the upper Trent valley. The area includes Stoke-on-Trent and part of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
..... Click the link for more information. . Situated in a coal field, the city is the center of the Staffordshire pottery-making industry. Tires, brick, tile, and chemicals are manufactured. Coal mining and ironworking, though once important, have died out. The Trent to Mersey Canal (opened 1777), which passes through the district, aided the growth of the pottery industry in the 18th cent. Stoke-on-Trent has several museums and pottery collections, and Josiah Wedgwood, Josiah Spode, and Thomas and Herbert Minton are among the famous potters from the area. North Staffordshire Technical College and the British Ceramic Research Laboratories are there. The writer Arnold BennettBennett, Arnold
(Enoch Arnold Bennett), 1867–1931, English novelist and dramatist. One of the great 20th-century English novelists, Bennett is famous for his realistic novels about the "Five Towns," an imaginary manufacturing district in northern England.
..... Click the link for more information. was born and is buried in Stoke-on-Trent. The large Atlon Towers amusement park is nearby.Stoke-on-Trent a city in Great Britain, in Staffordshire, on the Trent River, Population, 258,300 (1974). Stoke-on-Trent is a transportation junction and river port. It is a major center for the production of porcelain, pottery, and ceramics, and the surrounding area has come to be called the Potteries. The city has a scientific research center for the ceramics industry. Industries include coal mining, tire production, machine building, and ferrous metallurgy. There is a university west of the city in Keele. Stoke-on-Trent1. a city in central England, in Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority, Staffordshire on the River Trent: a centre of the pottery industry; university (1992). Pop.: 259 252 (2001) 2. a unitary authority in central England, in N Staffordshire. Pop.: 238 000 (2003 est.). Area: 93 sq. km (36 sq. miles) MedicalSeestokestoked
Synonyms for stokedadj feeling a very strong emotionSynonyms- atingle
- excited
- fired up
- thrilled
- worked up
- psyched
- turned-on
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