Gore and Poke

Gore

Gore verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.

Usage example: running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, may sound like fun, but the bulls have been known to gore runners who get too close

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Poke and gore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poke" instead a verb "Gore".

Nearby Words: gory, gored, goring

Poke verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.

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Gore and poke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gore" instead a verb "Poke".

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

good	good gore	good poke
original	original gore	original poke
nasty	nasty gore	nasty poke
little	little gore	little poke
Other adjectives: significant, occasional.

While rocket launchers and explosives are generally expected to blow people apart, poke at a body long enough, and it will explode in a mess of guts and gore, even if you do it with a weak weapon.

Source: Ludicrous Gibs

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