Thesaurus
Synonyms and Antonyms of pokes
- you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose
bangs, bashes, bats, beats, belts, biffs, blows, bops, boxes, buffets, busts, chops, claps, clips, clouts, cracks, cuffs, dabs, douses [British], fillips, hacks, haymakers, hits, hooks, knocks, larrups [dialect], lashes, licks, pelts, picks, plumps, pounds, punches, raps, slams, slaps, slugs, smacks, smashes, socks, spanks, stingers, stripes, strokes, swats, swipes, switches, thuds, thumps, thwacks, wallops, welts, whacks, whams, whops (also whaps)
counters, counterblows (or counter-blows), counterpunches, counterstrokes (or counter-strokes)
body blows, hands, kicks, knees, lefts, one-twos, rabbit punches, rights, right-handers, roundhouses, shivers, sidewinders, sucker punches, swings, uppercuts
crunchers, kayos, knockdowns, knockouts, KOs
bastinadoes (or bastinades), batterings, beatings, drubbings, lickings, pastings, thrashings
- the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes
Synonyms and Antonyms of pokes
- the old warning against buying a pig in a poke
carryalls, portmanteaus (or portmanteaux), traveling bags, wallets
bundles, packs, packages, packets, parcels
backpacks, barracks bags, duffel bags, haversacks, knapsacks, rucksacks, satchels, totes
handbags, pocketbooks, purses, tote bags
ditty bags, flight bags, garment bags, kit bags, shopping bags, work bags
Learn More about pokes
-
Nglish: Translation of pokes for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of pokes for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up pokes? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
