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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | poke |
| Synonyms: | blow, buck, bump, bunt, dig, hit, jog, lunge, nudge, prod, punch, push, stab, tap, thrust |
| Main Entry: | dig |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thrust object into |
| Synonyms: | drive, gouge, jab, jog, nudge, plunge, poke, prod, punch, ram, sink, stab, stick |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strike |
| Synonyms: | KO, bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, blitz, box*, brain*, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, give a black eye, hammer*, hook, jab, kick, knock, knock around, knock out, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, let fly, let have it, lob, nail, pellet, pelt, percuss, pop, pound, punch, rap, ride roughshod, slap, smack, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whack, whang |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce into bloodstream by use of a needle |
| Synonyms: | give a shot, inoculate, jab, mainline, shoot, vaccinate |
| Main Entry: | jeer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heckle |
| Synonyms: | banter, comeback, contemn, deride, dig*, fleer, flout, gibe, hector, hoot, jab, jest, laugh at, make a crack, mock, poke fun, put down, put on, quip, ridicule, scoff, sneer, snipe, taunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | activate, push |
| Synonyms: | agitate, arouse, bounce, dig, hit, jab, jar, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, nudge, press, prod, prompt, punch, remind, rock, shake, shove, stimulate, stir, suggest, whack |
| Antonyms: | repress |
| Main Entry: | jostle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bump, shake |
| Synonyms: | bang into, bulldoze, bump heads, butt*, crash, crowd, elbow, hustle, jab, jog, joggle, jolt, nudge, press, push, push around, push aside, rough and tumble, scramble, shoulder, shove, squeeze, thrust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lunge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pounce, dive for |
| Synonyms: | bound, burst, charge, cut, dash, drive, fall upon, hit, jab, jump, leap, lurch, pitch, plunge, poke, push, set upon, stab, strike, surge, thrust |
| Antonyms: | retreat |
| Main Entry: | nudge |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | bump, elbow |
| Synonyms: | dig, jab, jog, poke, prod, punch, push, shove, tap, touch |
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