Poke
Poke verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.
Step
Step verb - To proceed or move quickly.
Usage example: many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward
How words are described
| old | old poke | old step |
| good | good poke | good step |
| normal | normal poke | normal step |
| single | single poke | single step |
| Other adjectives: obvious, simple, little, slight, significant, occasional. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Poke the Poodle: One Russian's idea of making sure Tintin is shut up forever is... putting a banana peel on the door step so that Tintin will fall after he leaves the building again.
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Eye Poke: Prestige Perkins tries this on the Illithid door-keeper Handsome D'an, who has enough good sense to step back.
Source: Webcomic / Rusty and Co. - Step back you're dancing kinda close (yeah) I feel a little poke coming through On you Now girl, I know you felt it But boo, you know I can't help it You know what I wanna do The fun part is that the quoted line isn't censored at all by most radio stations.
Source: Intercourse with You
Cite this Source
Step and Poke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poke/step
Poke & Step. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poke/step>.
Step or Poke. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poke/step.
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