coke¹ Definition
coke (kōk)
noun
- 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
- 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)
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
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