Dictionary entry details
• POKE (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
scoke; poke; pigeon berry; Phytolacca americana; garget
Hypernyms ("poke" is a kind of...):
pokeweed (perennial of the genus Phytolacca)
Meaning:
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
trailer; lagger; laggard; dawdler; poke; drone
Hypernyms ("poke" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poke"):
lingerer; loiterer (someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place)
plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud (someone who moves slowly)
potterer; putterer (a person who putters about)
straggler; strayer (someone who strays or falls behind)
Meaning:
A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sack; paper bag; carrier bag; poke
Hypernyms ("poke" is a kind of...):
bag (a flexible container with a single opening)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poke"):
shopping bag (a paper bag made of strong paper (often with handles); carries goods while shopping)
grocery bag (a sack for holding customer's groceries)
doggie bag; doggy bag (a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog)
Meaning:
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
thrusting; poking; jabbing; jab; poke; thrust
Context examples:
he warned me with a jab with his finger / he made a thrusting motion with his fist
Hypernyms ("poke" is a kind of...):
gesture (motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)
Meaning:
(boxing) a blow with the fist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
biff; punch; lick; clout; poke
Context example:
I gave him a clout on his nose
Hypernyms ("poke" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poke"):
counter; counterpunch; parry (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)
• POKE (verb)
Meaning:
Poke or thrust abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
jab; poke; stab; prod; dig
Context example:
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Hypernyms (to "poke" is one way to...):
thrust (push forcefully)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
horn in; nose; poke; intrude; pry
Context example:
This guy is always nosing around the office
Hypernyms (to "poke" is one way to...):
look; search (search or seek)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Stir by poking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
poke the embers in the fireplace
Hypernyms (to "poke" is one way to...):
agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex (change the arrangement or position of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pound; thump; poke
Context examples:
the salesman pounded the door knocker / a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
Hypernyms (to "poke" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Make a hole by poking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "poke" is one way to...):
pierce (make a hole into)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
