You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.
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Poked
//pəʊkt//
Synonyms for "poked" (552 found)
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Closest matches (111)
jabprypunchpursesackstirthumpaid to navigationalarmamber lightamblearouseassaultawakenbagbalefireballoonbangbashbat
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beaconbeacon firebearbear uponbearingbeat the bushesbeat the drumbeatingbeetlebellbell buoybeltbiffbillfoldbladderblinkerblockheadblowblue peterbonkboostboxbuckbuffetbulgebullbulldozebumpbump againstbuntbuoyburrowbustbusybodybuttbutt againstbutt incapcaution lightchaffchopchumpclapclaudicateclipclobbercloutclumpcoldcockcome in contactcrackcramcrawlcreepcrowdcuffcutcut and thrustdabdallydashdawdledawdlerdealdeal a blowdeckdelaydelve
Verb(19 words)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (165)
diddledigdillydillydallydimwitdintdipdogtrotdoltdoodledopedragdrag alongdrag outdrivedrubdrubbingdrummingdumbbellelbow
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exchange colorsexciteexplorefeelfeel offeintfetchfetch a blowfingerflagflag downflail atflail away atflareflashflickflogfobfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornforageforcefriskfusilladegalvanizegive a signalgive the nodglancego dead slowgo lightgo slowgo throughgoadgong buoygoregreen lightgrubhailhail and speakhalf-masthandbaghandlehathaymakerheadheliographhigh signhithit a cliphit athobblehoist a bannerhorse powerhunthurtlehustleidiotidleignoramusinchinch alonginterfereinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintrudeinvestigatejamjeer atjogjog-trotjogglejoltjookjostlejutkickkidknockknock coldknock downknock outlag
Verb(54 words)
diddledigdig outdightdodoinkdrilleffenjoyexpletive deletedfeaguefeel aroundfillfishforageformal termsfrackfrakfrickfrig
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fuckfumblefumferget into someone's pantsget over onget up ingive someone onegive someone the timeglaumgo in untogo to bed withgo withgrabblegropegrubblehavehave one's way withhave one's wicked way withhithorn inhumpinformal and slang termsintrudejabjapejerkjuicejumpjump someone's bonesknobknockknock offknowknow someone in the biblical sense
Related words (276)
lallygaglashlash out atlazeleerlet drive atlet fly atlet have itlicklimplingerloiterlollygaglook aroundlook roundlook throughlunge atmake a signmake fun ofmanipulate
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marker beaconmeddlemockmoney beltmoney clipmoronmoseymousemullneedlenodnosenose aroundnudgeoverhangpalmpalpateparachute flarepastepawpeltpiddlepile drivepilot flagplunkplypocketpocketbookpoke alongpoke aroundpoke atpoke fun atpokeweedpokeypolice whistleporte-monnaiepouchpoundpoutpresspressureprickprobeprocrastinateprodprojectprotrudeprovokepurse stringspushput offquarantine flagquickenradio beaconraise a cryramram downraprattlered flagred lightresearchribridiculerocketroman candlerootrouserummagerunrun againstsacsailing aidsalutesauntersearchsearch throughsemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsend upshakeshouldershoveshuffle alongsignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersignalizeslamslapslogslugsmacksmashsmell aroundsmitesnapsnooksnoopsoaksocksound an alarmsound the trumpetspankspar buoyspeakspurstabstagger alongstand outstickstick outstimulatestingstop lightstressstrikestrike atstrike out atstrokestrollswatswingswing atswing onswipetamptampertaptarrytattootauntteasethe nodthe winkthrustthrust atthumbthwacktoddletoddle alongtottertotter alongtouchtraffic lighttraffic signaltrailtraipsetwiddletwitunfurl a flagwaddlewalkwalletwallopwatch firewavewave a flagwave the handweedwhackwhamwhipwhite flagwhopwieldwigwagwigwag flagwinkwormworm alongyank someone's chainyellow flagyerk
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Sample sentences
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Mary poked Tom in the eye with a stick.
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She poked her sister in the eye with a stick.
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She poked her nose into her sister's business.
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