Attack
Poke
Poke noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes
Attack and poke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead the word "Poke" as a noun or a verb.
How words are described
| good | good attack | good poke |
| normal | normal attack | normal poke |
| fast | fast attack | fast poke |
| original | original attack | original poke |
| Other adjectives: single, nasty, powerful, weak, quick, fatal, damaging, random, imminent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The "Disco Eye-Poke" is one of the first moves you can learn as a Disco Bandit in Kingdom of Loathing; it lowers the opponent's attack and defense power by a small amount.
Source: Eye Poke - Author Tract: The Horribly Bloody Death of Kairi is a commentary on why Die for Our Ship fics simply don't work, and Pokemon attack of mewtwo 2: attack of team rocket, especially with the ending with its author's Rage Quit message, is a commentary on how MSTers poke fun at fanfics.
Source: Fan Fic / A Random MST -
To attack with your own character, you'll poke, slash, circle and rub the touch screen at a ridiculous rate (not to mention blowing into the mic).
Source: Button Mashing
Cite this Source
Poke and Attack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/poke
Attack & Poke. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/poke>.
Poke or Attack. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attack/poke.
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