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poke

/poʊk/noun, verb1 syllable

Poke means: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.

Synonyms for poke41

noun, as in someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer

noun, as in a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting

noun, as in (boxing) a blow with the fist

punch, clout, lick, biff, slug

noun, as in 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

pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana

noun, as in a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

sack, paper bag, carrier bag

verb, as in poke or thrust abruptly

jab, prod, stab, dig

verb, as in search or inquire in a meddlesome way

intrude, horn in, pry, nose

verb, as in hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

thump, pound

also used for poke

fumble, glaum, root, feel around, scrabble, fish, forage, scramble, poke sleeve, the list at pokeweed

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What does poke mean?10

noun

1

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

2

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)“he warned me with a jab with his finger”

3

(boxing) a blow with the fist“I gave him a clout on his nose”

4

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

5

a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

verb

1

poke or thrust abruptly“he jabbed his finger into her ribs”

2

search or inquire in a meddlesome way“This guy is always nosing around the office”

3

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument“the salesman pounded the door knocker”

4

stir by poking“poke the embers in the fireplace”

5

make a hole by poking

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with poke?23

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Poke in a sentence

  • Be careful, you'll poke someone's eye out with that stick.Nuel
  • I bought a pig in a poke yesterday.U2FS
  • I don't mean to poke my nose into your affairs.CK
  • I don't poke my nose into other people's business.Balamax
  • I realize you poke fun at me at every opportunity!anzart
  • Don't poke your nose into my private life.gcaplan
  • Sami likes to poke his nose into other people's business.OsoHombre
  • Poke bowls and poké balls are not the same thing.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of poke

as a noun

plural
pokes

as a verb

past tense
poked
present participle
poking
third-person singular
pokes
past participle
poked