POKE


Meaning of POKE in English

I. ||poke noun

Synonyms: bag 1, pouch, sack

II. poke verb

1.

to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention

he poked the man in front of him to get his attention

Synonyms: dig, jab, jog, nudge, prod, punch

Related Word: push, shove, thrust; arouse, awaken, rouse, stir; excite, galvanize, provoke, quicken, stimulate

2.

Synonyms: snoop , busybody, mouse, nose, ||piroot, pry, ||snook

3.

Synonyms: delay 2, dally, dawdle, drag, lag, loiter, procrastinate, put off, tarry, trail

4.

Synonyms: bulge , beetle, jut, overhang, pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, stick out

III. poke noun

1.

a quick thrust with or as if with the hand

gave him a poke in the ribs with my finger

Synonyms: dig, jab, punch, stab

Related Word: bunt, butt; boost, push, shove

2.

Synonyms: cuff , box, buffet, chop, clout, ||paste, punch, smack, sock, spank

3.

Synonyms: dunce , blockhead, chump, dimwit, dolt, dope, dumbbell, idiot, ignoramus, moron

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