overstoke

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verb

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.”

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overfire
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Meanings

verboverstoke (third-person singular simple present overstokes, present participle overstoking, simple past and past participle overstoked)

present singular third person overstokes · participle present overstoking · participle past overstoked · past overstoked

  1. transitiveTo 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.

    Synonyms: overfire

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.

Similar
overfire
Also see
overfire

Origin

From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke.

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APA

overstoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstoke

MLA

“overstoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstoke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overstoke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstoke.

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