Box
Box noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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Synonyms for Box
Poke and box are semantically related in slap topic. In some cases you can use "Poke" instead the word "Box" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Word: boxed
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old box | old poke |
| looking | looking box | looking poke |
| normal | normal box | normal poke |
| original | original box | original poke |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, little, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Frog Prince, but in this case the princess would rather keep him in a box and poke him with a stick than kiss him.
Source: Literature / Princess Ben -
Poke the Poodle: Rosa Mendes and Tamina mocked AJ by giving her a box of cheese, calling her a "mousy loser".
Source: Wrestling / AJ Lee -
By that point, though, all you need to do is poke your head around the box; but if you didn't stasis them, they will rush the corner and knock you down before you can get a single shot off.
Source: Video Game / Dead Space 2
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