POKE

• (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist

  "I gave him a clout on his nose"

  synonyms : biff , clout , lick , punch , slug

• (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

  "he warned me with a jab with his finger", "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

  synonyms : jab , jabbing , poking , thrust , thrusting

• (noun) a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

  synonyms : carrier bag , paper bag , sack

• (noun) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

  synonyms : dawdler , drone , laggard , lagger , trailer

• (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

  synonyms : garget , phytolacca americana , pigeon berry , scoke

• (verb) poke or thrust abruptly

  "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

  synonyms : dig , jab , prod , stab

  He began to prod the earth hurriedly in order to be the first to find the buried treasure. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make a hole by poking

• (verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

  "the salesman pounded the door knocker", "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

  synonyms : pound , thump

• (verb) stir by poking

  "poke the embers in the fireplace"

• (verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way

  "This guy is always nosing around the office"

  synonyms : horn in , intrude , nose , pry

  Looking for a scoop, the journalists pried the whereabouts of the actress out of her manager. -added by naila_inlas

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