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poke poke definition

poke


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  poke 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  poke 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  poke 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  poke 
 
  5  senses  of  poke 
 
  Sense  1 
  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig 
  =>  thrust 
  Also  See->  poke  into#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  pry,  nose,  poke 
  =>  search,  look 
 
  Sense  3 
  poke 
  =>  stir,  toss 
 
  Sense  4 
  thump,  pound,  poke 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  5 
  poke 
  =>  pierce 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  poke 
 
  poke  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  poke 
 
  Sense  1 
  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig 
  =>  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  pry,  nose,  poke 
  =>  search,  look 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  poke 
  =>  stir,  toss 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  thump,  pound,  poke 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  poke 
  =>  pierce 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  poke 
  cowpoke 
  indian  poke 
  poke 
  poke  bonnet 
  poke  check 
  poke  milkweed 
  poker 
  poker  alumroot 
  poker  chip 
  poker  face 
  poker  game 
  poker  hand 
  poker  heuchera 
  poker  plant 
  pokeweed 
  pokeweed  family 
  pokey 
  slowpoke 
  spoke 
 
  Overview  of  noun  poke 
 
  The  noun  poke  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  poke,  pigeon  berry,  garget,  scoke,  Phytolacca  americana  --  (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) 
  2.  sack,  poke,  paper  bag,  carrier  bag  --  (a  bag  made  of  paper  or  plastic  for  holding  customer's  purchases) 
  3.  jab,  jabbing,  poke,  poking,  thrust,  thrusting  --  (a  sharp  hand  gesture  (resembling  a  blow);  "he  warned  me  with  a  jab  with  his  finger";  "he  made  a  thrusting  motion  with  his  fist") 
  4.  punch,  poke,  lick,  biff  --  ((boxing)  a  blow  with  the  fist) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  poke 
 
  The  verb  poke  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig  --  (poke  or  thrust  abruptly;  "he  jabbed  his  finger  into  her  ribs") 
  2.  (5)  pry,  nose,  poke  --  (search  or  inquire  in  a  meddlesome  way  "This  guy  is  always  nosing  around  the  office") 
  3.  poke  --  (stir  by  poking;  "poke  the  embers  in  the  fireplace") 
  4.  thump,  pound,  poke  --  (hit  hard  with  the  had  fist,  or  some  heavy  instrument;  "the  salesman  pounded  the  door  knocker";  "a  bible-thumping  Southern  Baptist") 
  5.  poke  --  (make  a  hole  by  poking) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  poke 
  bespoke 
  poker-faced 
  pokey 
 
  Overview  of  noun  poke 
 
  The  noun  poke  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  poke,  pigeon  berry,  garget,  scoke,  Phytolacca  americana  --  (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) 
  2.  sack,  poke,  paper  bag,  carrier  bag  --  (a  bag  made  of  paper  or  plastic  for  holding  customer's  purchases) 
  3.  jab,  jabbing,  poke,  poking,  thrust,  thrusting  --  (a  sharp  hand  gesture  (resembling  a  blow);  "he  warned  me  with  a  jab  with  his  finger";  "he  made  a  thrusting  motion  with  his  fist") 
  4.  punch,  poke,  lick,  biff  --  ((boxing)  a  blow  with  the  fist) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  poke 
 
  The  verb  poke  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig  --  (poke  or  thrust  abruptly;  "he  jabbed  his  finger  into  her  ribs") 
  2.  (5)  pry,  nose,  poke  --  (search  or  inquire  in  a  meddlesome  way  "This  guy  is  always  nosing  around  the  office") 
  3.  poke  --  (stir  by  poking;  "poke  the  embers  in  the  fireplace") 
  4.  thump,  pound,  poke  --  (hit  hard  with  the  had  fist,  or  some  heavy  instrument;  "the  salesman  pounded  the  door  knocker";  "a  bible-thumping  Southern  Baptist") 
  5.  poke  --  (make  a  hole  by  poking) 



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