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Coke

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Coke  (kk)
A trademark used for a soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.

coke 1  (kk)
n.
The solid residue of impure carbon obtained from bituminous coal and other carbonaceous materials after removal of volatile material by destructive distillation. It is used as a fuel and in making steel.
tr. & intr.v. coked, cok·ing, cokes
To convert or be converted into coke.

[Perhaps from Middle English colk, core.]

coke 2  (kk) Slang
n.
Cocaine.
tr.v. coked, cok·ing, cokes
To affect or intoxicate with cocaine.

coke 1
Noun
a solid fuel left after gas has been distilled from coal
Verb
[coking, coked]
to become or convert into coke [probably dialect colk core]

coke 2
Noun
Slang cocaine

Coke
Noun
Trademark short for Coca-Cola
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Cokecoke - carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
2.Coke - Coca Cola is a trademarked cola
cola, dope - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
3.coke - street names for cocaine
cocain, cocaine - a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
Verb1.coke - become coke; "petroleum oils coke after distillation"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Translations
Spanish Coke® [kəuk] nCoca Cola ® f
coke [kəuk] n (coal) → coque m
French coke [kəuk] n (= coal) → coke m
German coke [kəuk] nKoks m
Italian Coke® [kəuk] n (= Coca-Cola) → coca f inv
coke [kəuk] ncoke m

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"Stevens on Stowage" is a portly volume with the renown and weight (in its own world) of Coke on Littleton.
The former measured all actions by the unalterable rule of right, and the eternal fitness of things; the latter decided all matters by authority; but in doing this, he always used the scriptures and their commentators, as the lawyer doth his Coke upon Lyttleton, where the comment is of equal authority with the text.
For, though bred a lawyer, and accustomed to speak of Bacon, Coke, Noye, and Finch, as his professional associates, the exigenties of this new country had transformed Governor Bellingham into a soldier, as well as a statesman and ruler.
 
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