Delay and Poke

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Delay

Delay verb - To move or act slowly.

Usage example: she ordered the kids to stop delaying and to get to bed

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Poke and delay are semantically related in fast topic. In some cases you can use "Poke" instead a verb "Delay".

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Poke

Poke verb - To move or act slowly.

Usage example: just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much

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Antonyms for Poke

Delay and poke are semantically related in fast topic. Sometimes you can use "Delay" instead a verb "Poke", if it concerns topics such as move along slowly.

Nearby Words: poked, pokey, poking, poker, pok

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How words are described

old	old delay	old poke
normal	normal delay	normal poke
light	light delay	light poke
constant	constant delay	constant poke
Other adjectives: little, slight, infamous, slightest, significant.

Common collocations

problem	delay problem	poke problem
plan	delay plan	poke plan
bit	delay bit	poke bit
player	delay player	poke player
Other words: times, enemies.

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