overstoke en · VERB
Etymology
From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke.
Meanings
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(transitive) To stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.
Please do not overstoke the fireplace, and do not burn it without the firescreen in position.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overstoked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overstoked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overstokes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overstoking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |