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Noun (5 meanings)

1. 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.

poke, pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana

poke is a type of:

pokeweed (noun) - perennial of the genus Phytolacca

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

dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke

poke is a type of:

idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work

types of poke:

loiterer, lingerer (noun) - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach (noun) - someone who moves slowly
putterer, potterer (noun) - a person who putters about
straggler, strayer (noun) - someone who strays or falls behind

poke is derivationally related to:

to dally, dawdle (verb) - waste time
dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey (adjective) - wasting time
to drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back (verb) - to lag or linger behind
to lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind (verb) - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
to linger, dawdle (verb) - take one's time

to trail, shack (verb) - move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

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

sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag

poke is a type of:

bag (noun) - a flexible container with a single opening

types of poke:

doggie bag, doggy bag (noun) - a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant
grocery bag (noun) - a sack for holding customer's groceries

poke is derivationally related to:

to sack (verb) - put in a sack

4. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).

jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting

Examples:

“he warned me with a jab with his finger”,
“he made a thrusting motion with his fist”

poke is a type of:

gesture (noun) - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

poke is derivationally related to:

to jab, prod, stab, poke, dig (verb) - poke or thrust abruptly
to jab (verb) - strike or punch with quick and short blows
to lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust (verb) - make a thrusting forward movement
to poke (verb) - make a hole by poking
to throw, thrust (verb) - place or put with great energy

5. (boxing) a blow with the fist.

punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug

Example:

“I gave him a clout on his nose”

poke is a type of:

blow (noun) - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

types of poke:

counterpunch, parry, counter (noun) - a return punch (especially by a boxer)
haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch (noun) - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
hook (noun) - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
jab (noun) - a quick short straight punch
rabbit punch (noun) - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck

sucker punch (noun) - an unexpected punch

poke is derivationally related to:

to clout (verb) - strike hard, especially with the fist
to pummel, pommel, biff (verb) - strike, usually with the fist
to punch, plug (verb) - deliver a quick blow to
to slug, slog, swig (verb) - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
to thump, pound, poke (verb) - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs (noun) - fighting with the fists

Verb (5 meanings)

1. poke or thrust abruptly.

to jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

Example:

“he jabbed his finger into her ribs”

to poke is a way to:

to thrust (verb) - push forcefully

to poke is derivationally related to:

dig, jab (noun) - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting (noun) - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
prod, goad (noun) - a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

2. search or inquire in a meddlesome way.

to intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke

Example:

“This guy is always nosing around the office”

to poke is a way to:

to search, look (verb) - search or seek

to poke is derivationally related to:

nose (noun) - a natural skill
nosiness, prying, snoopiness (noun) - offensive inquisitiveness

see also:

to sniff out, scent out, smell out, nose out (verb) - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

3. stir by poking.

Example:

“poke the embers in the fireplace”

to poke is a way to:

to agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up (verb) - change the arrangement or position of

to poke is derivationally related to:

poker, stove poker, fire hook, salamander (noun) - fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle

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

to thump, pound, poke

Examples:

“the salesman pounded the door knocker”,
“a bible-thumping Southern Baptist”

to poke is a way to:

to hit (verb) - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

to poke is derivationally related to:

hammer, pound, hammering, pounding (noun) - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug (noun) - (boxing) a blow with the fist
thump (noun) - a heavy blow with the hand

5. make a hole by poking.

to poke is a way to:

to pierce (verb) - make a hole into

to poke is derivationally related to:

jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting (noun) - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)