English
coke
see also: Coke
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /kəʊk/
  • (America) IPA: /koʊk/
Noun

coke (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
    • The plant should produce approximately 550,000 tons of screened blast furnace coke per year.
Translations Verb

coke (cokes, present participle coking; past and past participle coked)

  1. (transitive) To produce coke from coal.
  2. (intransitive) To turn into coke.
  3. (automotive) To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion.
Translations Translations Noun

coke (uncountable)

  1. (informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
Translations 1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola and the beverage it produced; the drink was named for two of its original ingredients, coca leaves and cola nut. Noun

coke (plural cokes)

  1. (uncountable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke#English|Coke cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola.
  2. (countable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke#English|Coke a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola.
  3. (US, chiefly, Southern US, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke#English|Coke any soft drink, regardless of type.
Synonyms
  • (soft drink) see the list at soda
Coke
Pronunciation Noun

coke (plural cokes)

  1. (uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink.
    1. (in particular) Coca-Cola.
  2. (countable, informal) A bottle, glass or can of a cola-based soft drink.
    1. (in particular) A bottle, glass or can of Coca-Cola.
    I want a Coke.
  3. (US, especially, Southern US, informal) Any soft drink, regardless of type.
Synonyms
  • (soft drink) see the list at soda
Translations Translations

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