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Phrase(s): stoke something up
1. to poke or add fuel to a fire to make it burn hotter. • Grandpa had to go down each winter morning to stoke the fire up. • He stoked up the furnace every morning during the winter. 2. Sl. to start something, such as an engine. • Stoke this old car up so we can leave. • Stoke up your motorcycle and let’s get going.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs