coking Hear it!

Variant of coke¹

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

Variant of coke¹

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

Variant of coke²

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

Variant of coke²

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

Variant of Coke

Coke Definition

Coke (ko̵ok)

Coke, Sir Edward 1552-1634; Eng. jurist

Variant of Coke

Coke Definition

Coke (ko̵ok)

Coke, Sir Edward 1552-1634; Eng. jurist
coking 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.

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