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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, cok·ing

to change into coke

coke² Definition

coke (kōk)

noun

Slang cocaine

Etymology: short for cocaine

intransitive verb coked, cok·ing

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

Coke Definition

Coke (ko̵ok)

Coke, Sir Edward 1552-1634; Eng. jurist

coke Usage Examples

Object

  • coal: The colliery was sunk by William Baird & Co Ltd in 1905 to mine coking coal.
  • plant: Line still used to bring Coal from Solway Colliery at Workington to coking plant at Lowca.

Converse of object

  • snort: During the memorial scene Naomi Watts snorts coke in the bathroom.
  • drink: I won't drink diet coke, or eat a rice cake.
  • burn: In the old days, not so long ago, a lot of people used to burn coke on their fires.
  • buy: However, you simply cannot just " click X to buy coke!
  • like: And no, Cheeky Chester, I don't like vanilla coke, thanks for asking.
  • sell: To be successful, Coca-Cola sells more coke, Corus more steel.

Adjective modifier

  • cherry: After a while I would wake up in the night and stuff myself full of chocolate and bread and cherry coke and biscuits.
  • cold: Probably even longer after I've drank this pint of ice cold coke sitting right next to me here.
  • normal: And its refreshing, whereas normal coke makes me more thirsty.

Modifies a noun

  • scrubber: The scrubber is fitted with substantial cast-iron doors. having machined faces, through which cleaning or charging of the coke scrubber may be effected.
  • oven: There are a large number of coke ovens, which convert about half the output into coke.
  • furnace: A coke furnace was kept burning 24 hours a day to draw a continuous flow of air through the sewer.
  • zero: As for coke zero, it's coke light under a different guise.
  • can: You could also find a coke can that could also be used for boiling the water.
  • stove: That bags were originally sealed with hot sealing wax melted on a small coke stove.

Noun used with modifier

  • petroleum: Can anyone tell us how the petroleum coke formerly delivered by rail gets from the ship to the works?
  • diet: I won't drink diet coke, or eat a rice cake.
  • drink: Go and sit in a comfy chair, drink coke and watch soap operas on TV!

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