Synonyms for poke
poʊkpoke

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1. poke, pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americananoun

   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:
   jabbing, punch, clout, garget, carrier bag, sack, thrust, slug, dawdler, lick, paper bag, lagger, biff, pigeon berry, thrusting, jab, drone, trailer, laggard, scoke, poking

2. dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, pokenoun

   someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

   Synonyms:
   bourdon, monotone, punch, prevue, pigeon berry, house trailer, garget, scoke, sack, thrust, carrier bag, clout, slug, dawdler, lick, drone pipe, paper bag, pilotless aircraft, biff, lagger, thrusting, droning, jab, drone, trailer, radio-controlled aircraft, laggard, jabbing, poking, preview

3. sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bagnoun

   a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

   Synonyms:
   pocket, paper bag, lagger, firing, thrust, sack, scoke, release, carrier bag, jab, sacking, laggard, lick, chemise, clout, drone, sacque, hammock, trailer, slug, dismissal, punch, jabbing, pigeon berry, liberation, biff, sac, dawdler, shift, pouch, dismission, thrusting, discharge, poking, garget, sackful

4. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrustingnoun

   a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

   "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

   Synonyms:
   jabbing, punch, stab, dig, drive, clout, garget, thrust, sack, driving force, carrier bag, knife thrust, slug, dawdler, lick, paper bag, lagger, biff, pigeon berry, thrusting, jab, drone, trailer, laggard, scoke, push, poking

5. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slugverb

   (boxing) a blow with the fist

   "I gave him a clout on his nose"

   Synonyms:
   jabbing, punch, type slug, pigeon berry, clout, jab, garget, carrier bag, sack, thrust, bullet, salt lick, slug, dawdler, lick, pull, paper bag, lagger, biff, clout nail, thrusting, sluggard, puncher, drone, trailer, lap, laggard, scoke, poking

6. jab, prod, stab, poke, digverb

   poke or thrust abruptly

   "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

   Synonyms:
   compass, nose, incite, toil, pry, grind, dig, drudge, moil, dig up, jab, horn in, delve, nudge, grasp, prod, egg on, thump, cut into, knife, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, pound, comprehend, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, grok, intrude, poke at, dig out

7. intrude, horn in, pry, nose, pokeverb

   search or inquire in a meddlesome way

   "This guy is always nosing around the office"

   Synonyms:
   stab, nuzzle, dig, horn in, intrude, prize, jab, nose, pry, wind, lever, obtrude, trespass, irrupt, thump, scent, jimmy, prise, prod, pound

8. pokeverb

   stir by poking

   "poke the embers in the fireplace"

   Synonyms:
   dig, intrude, nose, pry, prod, stab, pound, thump, horn in, jab

9. thump, pound, pokeverb

   hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

   "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

   Synonyms:
   stab, horn in, prod, dig, intrude, beat, ram down, thud, lumber, pound, impound, nose, pound up, pry, thump, jab, ram, pound off

10. pokeverb

    make a hole by poking

    Synonyms:
    dig, intrude, nose, pry, prod, stab, pound, thump, horn in, jab

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1. • Agitate
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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstrude

   become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way

   Submitted by @Muskan on December 28, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pokenoun

   Synonyms:
   thrust, push, shove

2. pokenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Bot.) garget, pigeon-berry, poke-weed (phytolacca decandra)

3. pokeverb

   Synonyms:
   grope, feel one's way

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1. pokenoun

   Synonyms:
   bag, sack, pocket, thrust, punch, jog, dig, dawdler, bore

2. pokeverb

   Synonyms:
   stir up, excite, punch, thrust, gore, hook, grope

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. poke

   Synonyms:
   Pokeweed, see there, Phytolacca americana
   

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1. Richard Peirce:

   If you're a diver with an underwater camera, use it, if you're a snorkeler, rip off your snorkel and use it to poke the shark, i've had a lot of sharks come at me, and it's (been) enough to use a shark billy -- a small metal rod between two and three feet long -- and I've just given them a little nudge on their nose.

2. Cheryl Coons:

   I feel like we need more of a sense of unity and, and no antagonism on this issue at all, and I don't feel I see that being fostered. We have to come together as a people and we need a leader that's going to help us do that, not poke the bear.

3. Chris Kattan:

   [The cast] works so well together, i love seeing that chemistry. It’s making me laugh a lot lately and it’s great that they’re allowing guests to poke fun at themselves or to just show how funny they can be too. ‘SNL’ has this great sixth sense when they can tell if someone is genuinely funny, but they haven’t had the chance to show an audience that, let alone the world. Like, look at Harry Styles. Who would have thought? ‘SNL’ allows the person to have a space where they can be funny. And it’s neat that we’re seeing that more with the guests.

4. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   They want to look at you, they want to poke you, maybe take a little smell once in a while, size you up and try to figure out if you've got the right stuff to be president of the United States, and I think it's a great process.

5. President Dalia Grybauskaite:

   Without singling out any neighbor, I would like to say that no one has any right to poke their noses into here, this is a demonstration that the United States is honoring its commitments and is ready to protect our region with all the most modern measures.