pokes
Finger jabs someone
Pokes is the plural of poke, a jab or prod with a finger or pointed object: He gave me a few pokes in the ribs.
On social media, pokes are digital nudges to get someone's attention.
In the American South and Appalachia, pokes are paper bags or sacks.
A pig in a poke is something bought sight unseen.
Urges into action
- stabsPiercing knife wounds
- pricksLight puncture wounds
- jabsQuick, straight punches
- nudgesLight prompting touches
thrusts · prods · pierces · gouge · puncture · finger · elbow · stick
Urges into action
- nudgesLight prompting touches
- promptsSignals to begin
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- goadsProds to action
pushes · urges · encourages · motivates · coaxes · persuades · pressures · impels
Urges into action
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- tauntsMocking, provoking remarks
- teasesMocks playfully
- goadsProds to action
baits · pesters · annoys · irritates · riles · aggravates · nags · badgers
prods
Urges into action
nudges · thrusts · prods · pierces · gouge · puncture · finger · elbow · stick · dig
prods
Urges into action
goads · pushes · urges · encourages · motivates · coaxes · persuades · pressures · impels · stimulates
prods
Urges into action
goads · baits · pesters · annoys · irritates · riles · aggravates · nags · badgers · heckles
tags
Identifiers for sorting items
- mentionsBrief verbal references
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
- nudgesLight prompting touches
messages · alerts · reminders · prompts · pings · friend · timeline · interact · reach out
scrolls
Rolled written records
- searchesMultiple seeking efforts
- browsesLooks through casually
- exploresInvestigates unfamiliar territory
rummages · sifts · digs · looks · peers · peeks · rifles · noses · sniffs · investigates
- ZX SpectrumHorace, loading screen, microdrive, snapshot
- nudgesnudge, nudging, prod, prompt, urge
pokeswithdraws
Pulls out or removes
retracts · pulls back · pulls away · retreats · recoils
- poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
- pig in a pokeUninspected purchase, uncertain value
- poking funMocking in jest
- poking aroundSearching aimlessly through things
- poke funGently ridicule someone
- poker chipsWagering game currency