English

Detailed Synonyms for poke in English

poke:

to poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)

  1. to poke
    jab; to poke; prod; to dig
    • jab verb
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
    • prod verb
    • dig verb (digs, dug, digging)
  2. to poke
    to instigate; to poke up; to stir; to poke
    • instigate verb (instigates, instigated, instigating)
    • poke up verb (pokes up, poked up, poking up)
    • stir verb (stirs, stirred, stirring)
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
  3. to poke
    – poke or thrust abruptly 1
    to dig; to poke; stab; prod; jab
    – poke or thrust abruptly 1
    • dig verb (digs, dug, digging)
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
    • stab verb
    • prod verb
    • jab verb
      • he jabbed his finger into her ribs1
  4. to poke
    – make a hole by poking 1
    to poke
    – make a hole by poking 1
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
  5. to poke
    – hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument 1
    to poke; to pound; to thump
    – hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument 1
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
    • pound verb (pounds, pounded, pounding)
      • the salesman pounded the door knocker1
    • thump verb (thumps, thumped, thumping)
      • a bible-thumping Southern Baptist1
  6. to poke
    – stir by poking 1
    to poke
    – stir by poking 1
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
      • poke the embers in the fireplace1
  7. to poke
    – search or inquire in a meddlesome way 1
    to poke; to pry; to nose; intrude; horn in
    – search or inquire in a meddlesome way 1
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)
    • pry verb (pries, pried, prying)
    • nose verb (noses, nosed, nosing)
      • This guy is always nosing around the office1
    • intrude verb
    • horn in verb
  8. to poke
    – To store a byte into an absolute memory location. 2
    to poke
    – To store a byte into an absolute memory location. 2
    • poke verb (pokes, poked, poking)

Conjugations for poke:

present
  1. poke
  2. poke
  3. pokes
  4. poke
  5. poke
  6. poke
simple past
  1. poked
  2. poked
  3. poked
  4. poked
  5. poked
  6. poked
present perfect
  1. have poked
  2. have poked
  3. has poked
  4. have poked
  5. have poked
  6. have poked
past continuous
  1. was poking
  2. were poking
  3. was poking
  4. were poking
  5. were poking
  6. were poking
future
  1. shall poke
  2. will poke
  3. will poke
  4. shall poke
  5. will poke
  6. will poke
continuous present
  1. am poking
  2. are poking
  3. is poking
  4. are poking
  5. are poking
  6. are poking
subjunctive
  1. be poked
  2. be poked
  3. be poked
  4. be poked
  5. be poked
  6. be poked
diverse
  1. poke!
  2. let's poke!
  3. poked
  4. poking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

poke [the ~] noun

  1. the poke
    – (boxing) a blow with the fist 1
    the poke; the punch; the clout; the lick; the biff; the slug
    – (boxing) a blow with the fist 1
    • poke [the ~] noun
    • punch [the ~] noun
      • He landed a hard punch to the gut.3
    • clout [the ~] noun
      • I gave him a clout on his nose1
    • lick [the ~] noun
    • biff [the ~] noun
    • slug [the ~] noun
      • He took a slug to the face.3
  2. the poke
    – a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) 1
    the thrust; the poke; the jab; the poking; the thrusting; the jabbing
    – a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) 1
    • thrust [the ~] noun
    • poke [the ~] noun
    • jab [the ~] noun
      • he warned me with a jab with his finger1
    • poking [the ~] noun
    • thrusting [the ~] noun
      • he made a thrusting motion with his fist1
    • jabbing [the ~] noun
  3. the poke
    – a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases 1
    the poke; the sack; the paper bag; the carrier bag
    – a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases 1
  4. the poke
    – someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind 1
    the poke; the trailer; the drone; the laggard; the dawdler; the lagger
    – someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind 1
  5. the poke
    – 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 1
    the poke; the scoke; the garget; the pigeon berry; the Phytolacca americana
    – 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 1

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Related Definitions for "poke":

  1. (boxing) a blow with the fist1
  2. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)1
  3. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases1
  4. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind1
  5. 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 poisonous1
  6. poke or thrust abruptly1
  7. make a hole by poking1
  8. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument1
  9. stir by poking1
    • poke the embers in the fireplace1
  10. search or inquire in a meddlesome way1
  11. To store a byte into an absolute memory location.2

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