A pushing or goading toward action.
An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.
Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.
An act of poking, piercing, thrusting
To attend to or supply a furnace with fuel; to act as a stoker or fireman.
To poke, pierce, thrust.
To encourage a behavior or emotion.
To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.