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Definition of coke noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coke

noun
 
/kəʊk/
 
/kəʊk/
[uncountable]
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  1. (informal) cocaine (= a powerful drug that some people take illegally for pleasure and can become addicted to. Doctors sometimes use it as an anaesthetic.)
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of coke
    • line
    verb + coke
    • sniff
    • snort
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  2. a black substance that is produced from coal and burnt to provide heat
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of coke
    • lump
    • piece
    verb + coke
    • manufacture
    • produce
    • burn
    coke + noun
    • works
    • boiler
    • fire
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  3. Word Originsense 2 late Middle English (in the sense ‘charcoal’): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th cent.sense 1 early 20th cent.: abbreviation.
See coke in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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