look vs poke

look and poke both are nouns.

look and poke both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
look	Yes	No	Yes	No
poke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, poke is a hyponym of look; that is, poke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than look:

look: search or seek
poke: search or inquire in a meddlesome way

Other hyponyms of look include hunt, cruise, prospect, horn in, intrude, nose, pry.

look (noun)	poke (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look	(boxing) a blow with the fist
physical appearance	a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
the feelings expressed on a person's face	a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
	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

look (verb)	poke (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group	make a hole by poking
look forward to the probable occurrence of	poke or thrust abruptly
have faith or confidence in	hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
convey by one's expression	stir by poking
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look	search or inquire in a meddlesome way
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
search or seek
take charge of or deal with
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
accord in appearance with

Difference between look and poke

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