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COKE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Street names for cocaine

Synonyms:

blow; C; coke; nose candy; snow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coke" is a kind of...):

cocain; cocaine (a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Coca Cola is a trademarked cola

Synonyms:

Coca Cola; Coke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("Coke" is a kind of...):

cola; dope (carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts ('dope' is a southernism in the United States))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("coke" is a kind of...):

fuel (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy)

Derivation:

coke (become coke)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become coke

Example:

petroleum oils coke after distillation

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "coke" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

coke (carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal)

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