Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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poke | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
poke (noun) | hit (noun) |
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(boxing) a blow with the fist | the act of contacting one thing with another |
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | a conspicuous success |
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense) |
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate |
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 connection made via the internet to another website |
a dose of a narcotic drug | |
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together |
poke (verb) | hit (verb) |
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make a hole by poking | pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to |
poke or thrust abruptly | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target |
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | hit with a missile from a weapon |
stir by poking | hit the intended target or goal |
search or inquire in a meddlesome way | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument |
hit against; come into sudden contact with | |
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments | |
cause to move by striking | |
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely | |
reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
drive something violently into a location | |
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | |
cause to experience suddenly | |
encounter by chance | |
kill intentionally and with premeditation |