- poke, pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana - 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
--1 is a kind of pokeweed
- sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
--2 is a kind of bag
--2 has particulars: doggie bag, doggy bag; grocery bag; shopping bag - jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
--3 is a kind of gesture
Derived forms: verb poke5, verb poke1 - punch, clout, poke, lick, biff - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
--4 is a kind of blow
--4 has particulars:counterpunch, parry, counter; haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch; hook; jab; rabbit punch; sucker punch Derived form: verb poke4
- jab, prod, stab, poke, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
--1 is one way to thrust
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun poke3, noun poking1
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- pry, nose, poke - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
--2 is one way to search, look
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
--3 is one way to agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun poker1
Somebody ----s something
- thump, pound, poke - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
--4 is one way to hit
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun poke4
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- poke - make a hole by poking
--5 is one way to pierce
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun poke3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something