▸ noun: (uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. ▸ verb: (transitive) To produce coke from coal. ▸ verb: (intransitive) To turn into coke. ▸ verb: (especially automotive, astronautics) To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion. ▸ noun: (informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine. ▸ noun: (countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola. ▸ noun: (countable, informal) A bottle, glass or can of Coca-Cola or a cola-based soft drink. ▸ noun: (US, especially Southern US, informal) Any soft drink, regardless of type. ▸ noun: A surname ▸ noun: (uncountable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola). [(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.] ▸ noun: (countable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola). [(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.] ▸ noun: (US, chiefly Southern US, New Mexico, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (any soft drink, regardless of type). [(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.]