Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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poke | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pound | Yes | No | Yes | No |
poke (noun) | pound (noun) |
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(boxing) a blow with the fist | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs |
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec |
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 | the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents | |
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters | |
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | |
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters | |
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters | |
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | |
16 ounces avoirdupois | |
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy |
poke (verb) | pound (verb) |
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make a hole by poking | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
poke or thrust abruptly | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument |
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument | strike or drive against with a heavy impact |
stir by poking | place or shut up in a pound |
search or inquire in a meddlesome way | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits |
partition off into compartments | |
move rhythmically | |
move heavily or clumsily |