coke

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈkōk 

: the residue of coal left after destructive distillation and used as fuel

also : a similar residue left by other materials (such as petroleum) distilled to dryness

coke

2 of 4

verb

coked; coking

transitive verb

: to change into coke

intransitive verb

: to become coke or like coke

coke

3 of 4

noun (2)

: cocaine

Coke

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trademark

ˈkōk 

—used for a cola drink

Examples of coke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Zoom in: In Pittsburgh, industrial facilities like coke plants, steel mills and other heavy manufacturers are a significant source of air pollution. —Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025

Turns out, there was coke in the tubs of mango pickle all along. —Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025

Verb

Developing a facility akin to the coking coal plant in Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine -- which is the largest enterprise in Ukraine -- would require around $10 billion. —David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025

Intense fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk forced the closure of Ukraine's last operating coking coal mine. —Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from dialect coke, colk core, from Middle English; akin to Swedish kälk pith

Noun (2)

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1669, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1763, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coke

• bloke
• boeck
• broke
• choke
• cloak
• cloke
• croak
• folk
• hoke
• joke
• moke
• oak

Kids Definition

coke

1 of 3 noun

ˈkōk 

: gray lumps of fuel with pores made by heating soft coal in a closed chamber until some of its gases have passed off

coke

2 of 3 noun

: cocaine

Coke

3 of 3 trademark

ˈkōk 

—used for a cola drink

Biographical Definition

Coke

biographical name

ˈku̇k 

ˈkōk

Sir Edward 1552–1634 Lord Coke English jurist