Poke

/poʊk/

Synonyms for "poke" (477 found)

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Closest matches (96)

Noun(13 words)

jab sackattention requestbag biff borecarrier bagclout cuisine dawdler delve deride dibbling

aid to navigationalarmamber lightamble arouse assault awaken bag balefire balloon bang bash bat beaconbeacon firebearbear uponbearingbeat the bushesbeat the drum

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beating beetle bellbell buoybelt biff billfold bladder blinker blockhead blowblue peterbonk boost box buck buffet bulge bull bulldoze bumpbump againstbunt buoy burrow bust busybody buttbutt againstbutt incapcaution lightchaff chop chump clap claudicate clip clobber clout clump coldcockcome in contactcrack cram crawl creep crowd cuff cutcut and thrustdab dally dash dawdle dealdeal a blowdeck delay delve diddle dig

Verb(1 words)

dibbled

Strong matches (143)

Verb(8 words)

dig fumble goosed gooseshorn inintrude jab jabbed

dilly dillydally dimwit dint dip dogtrot dolt doodle dope dragdrag alongdrag outdrive drub drubbing drumming dumbbell elbowexchange colorsexcite

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explore feelfeel offeint fetchfetch a blowfinger flagflag downflail atflail away atflare flash flick flog fobfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghorn forage force frisk fusillade galvanizegive a signalgive the nodglancego dead slowgo lightgo slowgo throughgoadgong buoygoregreen lightgrope grub hailhail and speakhalf-mast handbag handle hat haymaker head heliographhigh signhithit a cliphit athobblehoist a bannerhunt hurtle hustle idiot idle ignoramus inchinch alonginterfereinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintrude investigate jab jamjeer atjog jog-trot joggle jolt jostle jut kick kid knockknock coldknock downknock outlag lallygag lashlash out atlaze leerlet drive atlet fly atlet have itlick limp linger loiter lollygaglook aroundlook roundlook throughlunge atmake a signmake fun of

Noun(13 words)

dish drone explore garget goads goose goosing inspect jabbing jabs laggard lagger lick

Adjective(1 words)

impulsive push gesture

Related words (238)

manipulatemarker beaconmeddle mockmoney beltmoney clipmoron mosey mouse mull needle nod nosenose aroundnudge overhang palm palpateparachute flarepaste

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paw pelt piddlepile drivepilot flagplunk ply pocket pocketbookpoke alongpoke aroundpoke atpoke fun atpolice whistleporte-monnaie pouch pound pout press pressure prick probe procrastinate prod project protrude provoke pry punch pursepurse stringspushput offquarantine flagquickenradio beaconraise a cryramram downrap rattlered flagred lightresearch rib ridicule rocketroman candleroot rouse rummage runrun againstsac sacksailing aidsalute saunter searchsearch throughsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsend upshake shoulder shoveshuffle alongsign signalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalize slam slap slog slug smack smashsmell aroundsmite snap snook snoop soak socksound an alarmsound the trumpetspankspar buoyspeak spur stabstagger alongstand outstickstick outstimulate sting stirstop lightstress strikestrike atstrike out atstroke stroll swat swingswing atswing onswipe tamp tamper tap tarry tattoo taunt teasethe nodthe winkthrustthrust atthumb thump thwack toddletoddle alongtottertotter alongtouchtraffic lighttraffic signaltrail traipse twiddle twitunfurl a flagwaddle walk wallet wallopwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handweed whack wham whipwhite flagwhop wield wigwagwigwag flagwink wormworm alongyellow flagyerk

Noun(34 words)

mock notification nudge nudges nudgingpaper bagpencil jabperforatephytolacca americanapiercepigeon berrypoking pood pouch prickling probe probes prod prodding prods

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prut punch puncture ridicule satchel scokeseafood bowlsignal slug tap tease thrust thrusting trailer

Verb(11 words)

needled nose nudged pound prod prodd prodded pry stabthrust a bladethump

Adjective(1 words)

short thrust

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

34 entries

agitate bag blow bum commove communication container dish disturb do-nothing exploration food gesture hithole creationidler

Showing 16 of 34 words.

More specific

27 entries

ahi pokeborecloth bagelbow jabfacebook pokefinger jabgibe inspect jab jeer mock nudgeonline nudgepaper bagperforate pierce

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Collocations

10 entries

elbow pokefacebook pokefinger pokepoke aroundpoke bowlpoke funpoke holespoke in the armpoke intopoke the bear

Inflections

3 entries

poked pokes poking

Derivations

1 entries

poker

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

uitsteek verb (to stick out the tongue)

Finnish

1 entries

tökätä verb (to stick out the tongue)

Māori

1 entries

whātero verb (to stick out the tongue)

Norwegian

1 entries

geipe verb (to stick out the tongue)

Sample sentences

50 total sentences available.

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I bought a pig in a poke yesterday.

Source: tatoeba (244541)

I don't mean to poke my nose into your affairs.

Source: tatoeba (252804)

Don't poke fun at foreigners.

Source: tatoeba (450317)

Yesterday I bought a pig in a poke.

Source: tatoeba (749791)

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