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Poke

/pəʊk/

A prod, jab, or thrust.

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📖 Definitions of "Poke"

noun

1
A prod, jab, or thrust.
2
A lazy person; a dawdler.
3
A stupid or uninteresting person.
4
A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

verb

1
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
2
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
3
To rummage; to feel or grope around.
"I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys."
4
To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

🔄 Synonyms of "Poke"

22 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
thrustnoun	A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
thumpnoun	The sound of such a blow; a thud.
digverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
prodnoun	(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
biffnoun	(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
poundnoun	A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
lickverb	(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
stabnoun	(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
sacknoun	A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
punchnoun	(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
nosenoun	A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
jabbingnoun	A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
thrustingnoun	The motion by which someone or something thrusts.
pokingnoun	The act by which something is poked.
carrier bagnoun	(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.
paper bagnoun	A bag made of paper, especially a firm brown kind intended for carrying groceries.
gargetnoun	A distemper in pigs accompanied by staggering and loss of appetite.
scokenoun	Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
pigeon berrynoun	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
jabnoun	(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
phytolacca americana	Phytolacca americana, also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, pokeberry, dragonberries, pigeonberry weed, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae.
pryverb	(intransitive) To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poke"

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Word	Definition
prodnoun	(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
jabbingnoun	A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
jabnoun	(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
stabnoun	(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
thumpnoun	The sound of such a blow; a thud.
punchnoun	(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
biffnoun	(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
thrustnoun	A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
thrustingnoun	The motion by which someone or something thrusts.
carrier bagnoun	(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.
paper bagnoun	A bag made of paper, especially a firm brown kind intended for carrying groceries.
sacknoun	A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
gargetnoun	A distemper in pigs accompanied by staggering and loss of appetite.
lickverb	(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
pryverb	(intransitive) To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
digverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
nosenoun	A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
poundnoun	A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
scokenoun	Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
phytolacca americana	Phytolacca americana, also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, pokeberry, dragonberries, pigeonberry weed, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae.