| awl | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes. |
| ~ bradawl, pricker | an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws. |
| ~ haft, helve | the handle of a weapon or tool. |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ scratch awl, scriber, scribe | a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut. |
| poke | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. garget, phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, poke, scoke | tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous. |
| ~ pokeweed | perennial of the genus Phytolacca. |
| n. (person) | 2. dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. |
| ~ do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum | person who does no work.; "a lazy bum" |
| ~ lingerer, loiterer | someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place. |
| ~ slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder | someone who moves slowly.; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" |
| ~ potterer, putterer | a person who putters about. |
| ~ straggler, strayer | someone who strays or falls behind. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. carrier bag, paper bag, poke, sack | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases. |
| ~ bag | a flexible container with a single opening.; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" |
| ~ doggie bag, doggy bag | a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog. |
| ~ grocery bag | a sack for holding customer's groceries. |
| n. (act) | 4. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).; "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| n. (act) | 5. biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| ~ counterpunch, parry, counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer). |
| ~ knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch, haymaker | a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing. |
| ~ hook | a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent. |
| ~ jab | a quick short straight punch. |
| ~ rabbit punch | a short chopping blow to the back of the neck. |
| ~ sucker punch | an unexpected punch. |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 6. dig, jab, poke, prod, stab | poke or thrust abruptly.; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| v. (perception) | 7. horn in, intrude, nose, poke, pry | search or inquire in a meddlesome way.; "This guy is always nosing around the office" |
| ~ search, look | search or seek.; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
| v. (contact) | 8. poke | stir by poking.; "poke the embers in the fireplace" |
| ~ raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate | change the arrangement or position of. |
| v. (contact) | 9. poke, pound, thump | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 10. poke | make a hole by poking. |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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