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to coke

to coke

15 9.9
To change into a hard black fuel by heating without air
  • verb
  • /koʊk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : convertir en coque

Compounds

coke whore
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who uses a lot of cocaine and damages their health or life

coke dick
  • Offensive
9.9

Temporary trouble getting or keeping an erection after using cocaine

Surface Forms

coke infinitive
coked past
coked past participle
coking present participle
cokes third person singular

Etymology

The verb coke comes from the same idea as the fuel: to heat something (usually coal) without air so it becomes hard carbon, so when a material 'cokes' it is turning into a solid, carbon deposit.