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Synonyms & Antonyms of poke
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2
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
- you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose
Synonyms for poke
- 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)
Words Related to poke
- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- 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 another's feelings
- the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes
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poke
noun (2)
chiefly Southern & Midland
Synonyms of poke (Entry 2 of 3)
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
- the old warning against buying a pig in a poke
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poke
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of poke (Entry 3 of 3)
1
to extend outward beyond a usual point
- saw his head poking through the window
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2
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
- told him to stop poking into other people's business
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3
to move or act slowly
- just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much
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4
to move slowly
- they were just poking along home
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The first known use of poke was in the 13th century
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