poke

1. 1.

   poke or thrust abruptly

   “he jabbed his finger into her ribs”

   Synonymsjabprodstabdig

   Broaderthrust
2. 2.

   search or inquire in a meddlesome way

   “This guy is always nosing around the office”

   Synonymsintrudehorn inprynose

   Broadersearch
3. 3.

   stir by poking

   “poke the embers in the fireplace”

   Broaderagitate
4. 4.

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

   “the salesman pounded the door knocker”

   “a bible-thumping Southern Baptist”

   Synonymsthumppound

   Broaderhit
5. 5.

   make a hole by poking

   Broaderpierce

Other forms of poke

plural

pokes·

past tense

poked·

present participle

poking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about poke

What does poke mean?

poke means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in poke?

poke has 1 syllable: poke. In IPA it is /ˈpoʊk/.

What is another word for poke?

Close synonyms include pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana, dawdler. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is poke a common word?

poke is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with poke?

2 words rhyme with poke. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.