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poking |
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 poking poking Overview of noun poking The noun poking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. 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") 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) Overview of noun poking The noun poking has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. 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") 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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