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Stroked vs Stoke - What's the difference?

stroked | stoke |

As an adjective stroked

is (of a car engine) having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal.

As a verb stroked

is (stroke).

As a proper noun stoke is

stoke-on-trent, a city in staffordshire, england.

stroked

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a car engine) Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal

    • Antonyms

    * unstroked

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stroke)

    • stoke

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) stoken, from (etyl) , from the same Germanic source. More at (l).

    Verb

    (stok)
  • To poke, pierce, thrust.

    • Etymology 2

    From a back-formation of stoker, apparently from (etyl) stoker, from (etyl) , see: tandenstoker. Ultimately the same word as above.

    Verb

    (stok)
  • To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
  • To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
  • To stick; to thrust; to stab.
  • * Chaucer
    • Nor short sword for to stoke , with point biting.
    Derived terms
    * stokehole
    Related terms
    * stoker

    Etymology 3

    (wikipedia stoke) Misconstruction of stokes

    Noun

    (head)
  • (physics) (A unit of kinematic viscosity equal to that of a fluid with a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per millilitre)

    • Anagrams

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