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poke
Synonyms and Antonyms of poke
1
a quick thrust
2
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, douse [British], fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, larrup [dialect], lash, lick, pelt, pick, plump, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke
body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut
cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO
bastinado (or bastinade), battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing
3
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt anotherʼs feelings
poke
Synonyms and Antonyms of poke
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
poke
Synonyms and Antonyms of poke
1
to extend outward beyond a usual point
2
to interest oneself in what is not oneʼs concern
3
to move or act slowly
drag one's feet (also drag one's heels), drop behind, fall behind, hang fire, mark time, take one's time
4
to move slowly
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