coke Hear it!

coke1 definition

coke (kōk)

noun

  1. coal from which most of the gases have been removed by heating: it burns with intense heat and little smoke, and is used as an industrial fuel
  2. a solid residue left after the distillation of petroleum or other liquid hydrocarbons

Etymology: < ME colke, core, charcoal (the unconsumed “core” of burned wood) < IE *gel-ĝ-, rounded < base *gel-: see claw

transitive verb, intransitive verb coked, coking cok′·ing

to change into coke
coke2 definition

☆ coke (kōk)

noun

Slang cocaine

Etymology: short for cocaine

intransitive verb coked, coking cok′·ing

to use cocaine, often to excess: with out or up
Coke definition

Coke (ko̵ok)

Coke, Sir Edward 1552-1634; Eng. jurist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.