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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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