| VERB | contact | poke, jab, prod, stab, dig | poke or thrust abruptly |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | poke, intrude, horn in, pry, nose | search or inquire in a meddlesome way | |
| contact | poke | stir by poking | |
| contact | poke, thump, pound | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | |
| contact | poke | make a hole by poking | |
| NOUN | plant | 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 |
| person | poke, dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer | someone who takes more time than necessary | |
| artifact | poke, sack, paper bag, carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | |
| act | poke, jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | |
| act | poke, punch, clout, lick, biff, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
| Sounds | pow'k | |
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| Rhymes | artichoke ... yolk: 36 rhymes with owk... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana | |
| Broader | pokeweed | perennial of the genus Phytolacca |
| Spanish | garget, phytolacca americana, scoke | |
| Catalan | garget, phytolacca americana, scoke | |
| Meaning | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer | |
| Narrower | loiterer, lingerer | someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place |
| plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach | someone who moves slowly | |
| putterer, potterer | A person who putters about | |
| straggler, strayer | someone who strays or falls behind | |
| Broader | idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum | person who does no work |
| Spanish | ocioso | |
| Catalan | dròpol, mandra, matapà, ociós | |
| Adjectives | poky, pokey | wasting time |
| Meaning | A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sack, paper bag, carrier bag | |
| Narrower | doggie bag, doggy bag | A bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant |
| grocery bag | A sack for holding customer's groceries | |
| Broader | bag | A flexible container with a single opening |
| Spanish | bolsa | |
| Catalan | bossa de paper, bossa de plàstic, bossa | |
| Meaning | A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting | |
| Broader | gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling |
| Spanish | codazo, empuje, empujón, golpe, hurgonada | |
| Catalan | colzada, empenta | |
| Verbs | poke | make a hole by poking |
| poke | poke or thrust abruptly | |
| Meaning | (boxing) a blow with the fist. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | punch, clout, lick, biff, slug | |
| Category | boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists |
| Narrower | counterpunch, parry, counter | A return punch (especially by a boxer) |
| haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch | A hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing | |
| hook | A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | |
| jab | A quick short straight punch | |
| rabbit punch | A short chopping blow to the back of the neck | |
| sucker punch | An unexpected punch | |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
| Spanish | bofetada, gancho, paliza, pinchazo, punch, puñetazo, puñete, tortazo | |
| Catalan | clatellot, mastegot, punyada | |
| Verbs | poke | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
| Meaning | poke or thrust abruptly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | jab, prod, stab, dig | |
| Broader | thrust | Push forcefully |
| Spanish | aguijonear, apuñalar, atropellar, golpear, hincar, picar, pinchar | |
| Catalan | picar, punxar | |
| Nouns | poke, poking | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
| Meaning | Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | intrude, horn in, pry, nose | |
| Broader | search, look | Search or seek |
| Spanish | fisgonear, husmear, olfatear | |
| Catalan | ensumar, ficar el nas, nassejar, tafanejar | |
| Meaning | Stir by poking. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "poke the embers in the fireplace" | |
| Broader | agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up | change the arrangement or position of |
| Spanish | atizar, remover | |
| Nouns | poker | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle |
| Meaning | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | thump, pound | |
| Broader | hit | Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
| Spanish | aporrear, golpear, librar, martillear, moler a palos | |
| Catalan | martellejar, picar amb força, tustar | |
| Nouns | poke | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
| Meaning | make a hole by poking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | pierce | make a hole into |
| Spanish | pinchar | |
| Nouns | poke | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
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