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pokes
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | push, thrust |
| Synonyms: | blow, boost, bunt, butt, dig, hit, jab, nudge, prod, punch, shove, stab |
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere, snoop |
| Synonyms: | busybody, butt in, intrude, meddle, nose*, peek, pry, tamper |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move along slowly |
| Synonyms: | dally, dawdle, delay, drag, get no place fast, idle, lag, loiter, mosey, procrastinate, put off*, schlepp along, tarry, toddle, trail |
| Antonyms: | rush |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container for one's possesions |
| Synonyms: | attaché, backpack, briefcase, carry-on, carryall, case, duffel, gear, handbag, haversack, holdall, kit, knapsack, pack, packet, pocket, pocketbook, poke, pouch, purse, rucksack, sac, sack, saddlebag, satchel, suitcase, tote |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard hit |
| Synonyms: | KO, bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blindside, bop, buffet, bump, clip, clout, clump, collision, concussion, crack, cut, ding, impact, jab, jar, jolt, kick, knock, knockout, knuckle sandwich, lick, percussion, poke, pound, punch, rap, shock, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, thrust, thump, thwack, uppercut, wallop, whack, whomp, zap |
| Main Entry: | bulge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | project outward |
| Synonyms: | bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bilge, billow, bloat, blob, bug out, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, extrude, jut, overhang, poke, pop out, pouch, protrude, protuberate, puff out, sag, stand out, stick out, swell |
| Antonyms: | cave in, depress |
| Main Entry: | butt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bang up against with head |
| Synonyms: | batter, buck, buffet, bump, bunt, collide, gore, hook, horn, jab, knock, poke, prod, punch, push, ram, run into, shove, smack, strike, thrust, toss |
| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
| Synonyms: | alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial |
| Main Entry: | crawl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move very slowly |
| Synonyms: | clamber, creep, drag, drag oneself along, go on all fours, go on belly, grovel, hang back, inch, lag, loiter along, lollygag, move at snail's pace, move on hands and knees, plod, poke, pull oneself along, scrabble, slide, slither, squirm, worm, wriggle, writhe |
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