All poke synonyms
poke
P p noun poke
- container β A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in.
- blindside β If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- whomp β a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- holdall β a container for holding odds and ends.
- kos β a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- bursa β a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
- lollop β British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- lingerer β Agent noun of linger; one who lingers.
- carry-on β of a size and shape suitable for being carried onto and stowed in the passenger compartment of an airplane: carry-on luggage.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- bursae β Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- hopper β Edward, 1882β1967, U.S. painter and etcher.
- impulsion β the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
- lounger β a person or thing that lounges.
- blipping β bleeping.
- firkin β a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
- alembic β an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
verb poke
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- messing β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- horning β one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- loiter β to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- muscle in β a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- let slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- bring up the rear β to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- wiretap β an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
- drop back β a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- forgathered β Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- make one's way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- drag one's feet β to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- leave no stone unturned β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- grabble β to feel or search with the hands; grope.
- bulge β If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- bug out β to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- outthrust β thrust or extended outward: a friendly, outthrust hand.
- lollygag β lallygag.
- kibitz β to act as a kibitzer.
- goof around β to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- make way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- investigate β to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- look-see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- bum around β If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- draw in β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- muscled β a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- feel out β to perceive or examine by touch.
- look see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- humped β having a hump.
- eyeball β Look or stare at closely.