poke vs bag

poke and bag both are nouns.

poke and bag both are verbs.

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

As nouns, bag is a hypernym of poke; that is, bag is a word with a broader meaning than poke:

poke: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
bag: a flexible container with a single opening

poke (noun)	bag (noun)
(boxing) a blow with the fist	an activity that you like or at which you are superior
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)	mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases	a flexible container with a single opening
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind	a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
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	a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
	a place that the runner must touch before scoring
	an ugly or ill-tempered woman
	the quantity that a bag will hold
	the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)

poke (verb)	bag (verb)
make a hole by poking	put into a bag
poke or thrust abruptly	capture or kill, as in hunting
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument	take unlawfully
stir by poking	bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
search or inquire in a meddlesome way	hang loosely, like an empty bag

Difference between poke and bag

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