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English noun: poke | |||
| 1. | poke (plant) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | garget, Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, scoke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pokeweed | ||
| 2. | poke (person) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | ||
| Synonyms | dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lingerer, loiterer, plodder, potterer, putterer, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, straggler, strayer | ||
| 3. | poke (artifact) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | ||
| Synonyms | carrier bag, paper bag, sack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bag | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doggie bag, doggy bag, grocery bag | ||
| 4. | poke (act) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | ||
| Samples | He warned me with a jab with his finger. He made a thrusting motion with his fist. | ||
| Synonyms | jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gesture | ||
| 5. | poke (act) (boxing) a blow with the fist | ||
| Samples | I gave him a clout on his nose. | ||
| Synonyms | biff, clout, lick, punch, slug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counter, counterpunch, haymaker, hook, jab, knockout punch, KO punch, parry, rabbit punch, sucker punch, Sunday punch | ||
| Domain category | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism | ||
English verb: poke | |||
| 1. | poke (contact) poke or thrust abruptly | ||
| Samples | He jabbed his finger into her ribs. | ||
| Synonyms | dig, jab, prod, stab | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thrust | ||
| 2. | poke (perception) search or inquire in a meddlesome way | ||
| Samples | This guy is always nosing around the office. | ||
| Synonyms | horn in, intrude, nose, pry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look, search | ||
| 3. | poke (contact) stir by poking | ||
| Samples | Poke the embers in the fireplace. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex | ||
| 4. | poke (contact) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | ||
| Samples | The salesman pounded the door knocker. A bible-thumping Southern Baptist. | ||
| Synonyms | pound, thump | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 5. | poke (contact) make a hole by poking | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
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