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Defenition of the word poke

    • Defenition of the word poke

      • To touch something lightly with a narrow pointed object, like a finger or a stick.
      • To strike hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument, usually repeatedly.
      • To search or inquire intrusively.
      • To poke or thrust abruptly.
      • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
      • poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
      • make a hole by poking
      • stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
      • tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
      • search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
      • (boxing) a blow with the fist
      • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
      • hit hard
      • (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
      • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer''s purchases
      • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
      • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
      • someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
      • poke or thrust abruptly
      • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
      • stir by poking
      • search or inquire in a meddlesome way

    Synonyms for the word poke

      • biff
      • carrier bag
      • dig
      • garget
      • jab
      • jabbing
      • lick
      • nose
      • paper bag
      • Phytolacca americana
      • pigeon berry
      • poking
      • pound
      • prod
      • pry
      • punch
      • sack
      • scoke
      • stab
      • thrust
      • thrusting
      • thump

    Similar words in the poke

      • horn in
      • intrude into
      • meddle with
      • nose out
      • poke into
      • scent out
      • smell out
      • sniff out

    Hyponyms for the word poke

      • counter
      • counterpunch
      • doggie bag
      • doggy bag
      • grocery bag
      • haymaker
      • hook
      • jab
      • knockout punch
      • KO punch
      • lingerer
      • loiterer
      • parry
      • plodder
      • potterer
      • putterer
      • rabbit punch
      • shopping bag
      • slowcoach
      • slowpoke
      • stick-in-the-mud
      • straggler
      • strayer
      • sucker punch
      • Sunday punch

    Hypernyms for the word poke

      • agitate
      • bag
      • blow
      • bum
      • commove
      • disturb
      • do-nothing
      • gesture
      • hit
      • idler
      • layabout
      • loafer
      • look
      • pierce
      • pokeweed
      • raise up
      • search
      • shake up
      • stir
      • stir up
      • thrust
      • toss
      • vex

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