"overstoke" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overstokes [present, singular, third-person], overstoking [participle, present], overstoked [participle, past], overstoked [past]
Etymology: From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|stoke|pos1=prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’}} over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + stoke Head templates: {{en-verb}} overstoke (third-person singular simple present overstokes, present participle overstoking, simple past and past participle overstoked)
  1. (transitive) To stoke excessively, creating too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms: overfire Related terms: overburn

Inflected forms

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