Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "poke" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

peek

Derived Terms

better than a poke in the eye better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick blow poke buy a pig in a poke cowpoke gunpoke holy poke killer poke meal-poke more than one can poke a stick at nose poke pig in a poke pocket pokable poke about poke along poke around poke bonnet poke borack poke borax poke bowl poke box poke fun poke holes in poke mullock poke one's fun poke one's nose into poke out poke salad poke someone's eye out poke the bear pokeberry pokeful poker pokeroot pokeweed shitepoke slow poke slowpoke stick-and-poke toepoke unpoked you don't look at the mantelpiece when you poke the fire

Etymologically Related To

pocan pocket

Context

computing dialectal hawaii internet northern ireland regional scotland slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

agitate bag blow bum commove disturb do-nothing gesture hit idler layabout loafer look pierce pokeweed raise up search shake up stir up thrust vex

Type Of (IsA)

pokeweed

Manner Of

agitate pierce

Related Terms

ceviche crudo

Related Terms

address animal bag cheat dawdler device fence gore herb ice cream cone jab lazy memory notify pocket poke sleeve pokeweed pole prod program punch rummage sack sea salt seafood seaweed sesame oil sleeve spice stupid uninteresting video game yoke

Synonym Network

dawdler horse power jab pokeweed pry punch purse sack stir thump

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.