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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)
Meaning: Poke or thrust abruptly Classified under: Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging Synonyms: 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
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...): 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: 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
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 "Do as you would be done by." (English proverb) "All dreams spin out from the same web." (Native American proverb, Hopi) "The thief stole from the thief, God looked on and got astonished." (Armenian proverb) "Lovers and lords want only to be alone together." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: stick-in-the-mud definition Pronunciation of gesture boxing definition Pronunciation of KO punch hook definition
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