Poke
Strike
Strike verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear
Poke and strike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poke" instead the word "Strike" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good poke | good strike |
| normal | normal poke | normal strike |
| original | original poke | original strike |
| single | single poke | single strike |
| Other adjectives: simple, powerful, infamous, fatal, random, occasional, recent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Poke the Poodle: When an Asshole Victim is rendered temporarily deaf by a lightning strike and ranting about suing anyone and everyone, Johnny and Hank start saying absolutely vile things to him, with "suck on Satan's nutsack" being one of the nicer things.
Source: Series / Sirens (US) - Finger Poke of Doom: Zuko sends Ruon-Jian flying across the room with just a palm strike.
- Unhygienix explains that the latest shipment of fish from Lutetia is delayed by an ox-cart drivers' strike over the price of hay;note A poke at the frequent strikes by French hauliers over fuel prices.
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