All poke synonyms
poke
P p verb poke
- chisel in β to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
- cast about β to make a mental or visual search
- idled β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- drag β drag and drop
- check over β a thorough examination or investigation.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- worm β Write-Once Read-Many
- kibitzing β to act as a kibitzer.
- hang fire β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- beetle β A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- hold the phone β not hang up
- mess with β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- bellied β having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- mess β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- inching β a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- group β any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- grope β to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- lunge β a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- close with β to engage in battle with an enemy
- lazied β averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- listen in β to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- bracketed β a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- herd β a herdsman (usually used in combination): a cowherd; a goatherd; a shepherd.
- muckrake β to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- jellied β containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- bulking β the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- dig β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- crawl β When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
- lazies β averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- humping β a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- forgather β to gather together; convene; assemble.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- fall behind β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- elbow β The joint between the forearm and the upper arm.
- nudge β to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
- bedog β Lb transitive to refer to or treat like a dog; (by extension) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully.
- lay over β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
noun poke
- haversack β a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies.
- humidor β a container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist.
- jeroboam β the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.
- cauldron β A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
- cuff β The cuffs of a shirt or dress are the parts at the ends of the sleeves, which are thicker than the rest of the sleeve.
- lizard β a promontory in SW Cornwall, in SW England: the southernmost point in England.