poke


poke - noun

  • 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
  • someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
  • (boxing) a blow with the fist

    • poke - verb

    • poke or thrust abruptly
    • search or inquire in a meddlesome way
    • stir by poking
    • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    • make a hole by poking

    poke - thesaurus

    biff   clout   dawdler   dig   drone   garget   intrude   jab   jabbing   laggard   lagger   lick   nose   poking   pound   prod   pry   punch   sack   scoke   slug   stab   thrust   thrusting   thump   trailer  

    Scrabble score for poke

    p is 3 o is 1 k is 5 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

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