Difference between Dig and Poke

DIG vs POKE: NOUN

A diligent or plodding student.
A thrust; a punch; a poke: as, a dig in the ribs: often used figuratively of sarcasm and criticism.
Lodgings.
An act or an instance of digging a ball.
An archaeological excavation.
A sarcastic, taunting remark; a gibe.
A poke or thrust.
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
The act of digging
The site of an archeological exploration
A small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

A bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
The act of poking; a thrust; a jog.
(that is, in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it.
A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
A bag; a sack; a pocket.
A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (Phytolacca decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
A batsman who plays in a cramped, over-cautious style.
In cricket: A cramped, timid batting stroke.
The small green heron more fully called shitepoke.
Scrofula.
A customary unit of weight for wool, 20 hundredweight.
A cock, as of hay.
The stomach or swimming-bladder of a fish.
A bag or bladder filled with air and used by fishermen as a buoy.
A large, wide, bag-like sleeve formerly in vogue. Same as poke-sleeve.
A pocket; a pouch; a bag; a sack.
Same as pokeweed or garget.
A lazy person; a dawdler.
A sort of collar or ox-bow from the lower part of which a short pole projects, placed about the neck of a cow or steer in order to prevent it from jumping fences.
A poke-bonnet.
A gentle thrust or push, especially with something long or pointed; a prod; a dig.
A large bonnet having a projecting brim.
A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet.
A sack; a bag.
Pokeweed.
One who moves slowly or aimlessly; a dawdler.
A punch or blow with the fist.
A push, thrust, or jab.
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
(boxing) a blow with the fist
A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
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

DIG vs POKE: VERB

Work hard
Poke or thrust abruptly
Get the meaning of something
Remove the inner part or the core of
Create by digging
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth

Poke or thrust abruptly
Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way
Stir by poking
Make a hole by poking

DIG vs POKE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To have understanding.
To make one's way by or as if by pushing aside or removing material.
To loosen, turn over, or remove earth or other material.
To take notice of.
To like, enjoy, or appreciate.
To understand fully.
To strike or redirect (a ball) just before it hits the ground, keeping it in play, as in tennis or volleyball.
To poke or prod.
To force down and into something; thrust.
To learn or discover by careful research or investigation.
To obtain or find by an action similar to digging.
To obtain or unearth by digging.
To prepare (soil) by loosening or cultivating.
To make or form by removing earth or other material.
To break up, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example), as with a shovel, spade, or snout, or with claws, paws or hands.

To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope.
To thrust forward; appear.
To proceed in a slow or lazy manner; putter.
To search or look curiously in a desultory manner.
To pry or meddle; intrude.
To make thrusts or jabs, as with a stick or poker.
To strike; punch.
To stir (a fire) by prodding the wood or coal with a poker or stick.
To push; thrust.
To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing.
To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.

DIG vs POKE: TRANSITIVE VERB

To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance; -- used of warfare or negotiating situations.
To get out or obtain by digging. The preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.
To undermine and cause to fall by digging; as, to dig down a wall.
To like; enjoy; admire.
To thrust; to poke.
To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing earth; to excavate.
To get by digging.
To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if with a spade.

DIG vs POKE: OTHER WORD TYPES

Thrust down or into
Remove, harvest, or recover by digging
To cause to penetrate; thrust or force in: followed by into: as, he dug his spurs into his horse's flanks; he dug his heel into the ground.
To obtain or remove by excavation; figuratively, to find or discover by effort or search; get by close attention or investigation: often followed by up or out: as, to dig potatoes; to dig or dig out ore; to dig up old records; to dig out a lesson.
To excavate a passage or tunnel for; make a way of escape for by digging: as, he dug himself out of prison.
To break up and turn over piecemeal, as a portion of ground: as, to dig a garden with a spade; a hog digs the ground with his snout.
To form by excavation; make by digging: as, to dig a tunnel, a well, a mine, etc.; to dig one's way out.
To excavate; make a passage through or into, or remove, by loosening and taking away material: usually followed by an adverb: as, to dig up the ground; to dig out a choked tunnel.
To study hard; give much time to study; grind.
To make a ditch or other excavation; turn up or throw out earth or other material, as in making a ditch or channel or in tilling: as, to dig in the field; to dig to the bottom of something.
(idiom) (dig it out) To run as fast as one can, especially as a base runner in baseball.
(idiom) (dig in (one's) heels) To resist opposition stubbornly; refuse to yield or compromise.

Someone who lags behind
Berries and root are poisonous
Young fleshy stems are edible
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
In cricket, to bat in a cramped, over-cautious style.
To grope; search; feel or push one's way in or as in the dark; also, to move to and fro; dawdle.
To stoop or bend forward in walking.
To put a poke on: as, to poke an ox or a pig. See poke, n., 3. [U. S.] To set the plaits of (a ruff).
To force as if by thrusting; urge; incite.
To thrust or push.
To push gently; jog.
To thrust or push against; prod, especially with something long or pointed; prod and stir up: as, to poke a person in the ribs.
(idiom) (poke fun at) To ridicule in a mischievous manner.

DIG vs POKE: RELATED WORDS

Savvy, Dig out, Drudge, Apprehend, Hollow, Slam, Shaft, Toil, Prod, Stab, Grind, Excavation, Poke, Delve, Excavate

Pound, Sack, Thrust, Biff, Nose, Punch, Thrusting, Jab, Thump, Jabbing, Lick, Pry, Stab, Dig, Prod

DIG vs POKE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Barb, Comprehend, Savvy, Apprehend, Hollow, Slam, Shaft, Toil, Prod, Stab, Grind, Excavation, Poke, Delve, Excavate

Carrier bag, Pound, Sack, Thrust, Nose, Punch, Thrusting, Jab, Thump, Jabbing, Lick, Pry, Stab, Dig, Prod

DIG vs POKE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Dig that shouting all caps at the beginning.
Page for political purposes to dig up dirt.
Exemplary teachers dig deeper into this formative data.
Man, how do you dig up this stuff?
Then we decided to dig a little deeper.
Dino dig oasis hers a picture of Dino dig oasis.
Jeg elsker dig, min son, og Guf elsker dig ogsa.
You want to complete your Masters thesis by completing an archaeological dig, but know that any dig is incredibly expensive.
Themed topics include: Apartment Block with Branches Dig, Diggers, Dig!
So dig in, dig in, dig we must, right?

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You poke the boot and the boot shifts when you poke it.
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POKE You poke your drake baby dragon in the belly and it nips at your finger!
Black Shield to block poke damage, so both she and her ADC susceptible to poke.
You poke things, walk a little bit, then poke some more things.
Poke is the original Hawaiian ahi poke shop.
Adding: included are Poke coins and Poke balls.

DIG vs POKE: QUESTIONS

What level does Graveler learn dig in Pokemon Ruby?
Why did WW1 soldiers dig trenches to protect themselves?
What size trenching/dig bucket to remove tree stumps?
Was BBC's Alice Roberts at Pembrokeshire archaeological dig?
Why did soldiers on the Western Front dig trenches?
How are Digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled antisense RNA probes synthesized?
Did archaeologists dig up an ancient alien cellphone?
What toolbar elements does your dig frontend support?
Did Oyston family make dig at Blackpool in latest Oyston dig?
Did Schmeichel take a cheeky dig at England with England dig?

What version of Minecraft can I play on poke universe?
Did Neil deGrasse Tyson just poke some holes in'gravity'?
What is the best part of Strawberry Jello poke cake?
How many answers for poke or thrust abruptly crossword clue?
How do you use the poke radar in brilliant diamond?
How do you make delicious pineapple poke Bundt cake?
How does poke-yoke help in continuous process improvement?
Does poke a Dotz tattoos&piercings take credit cards?
Can poke-yoke devices eliminate the need for Statistics?
Does eating raw poke berries change the flavor of poke?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIG AND POKE

DIG vs POKE: NOUN

DIG vs POKE: VERB

DIG vs POKE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

DIG vs POKE: TRANSITIVE VERB

DIG vs POKE: OTHER WORD TYPES

DIG vs POKE: RELATED WORDS

DIG vs POKE: DESCRIBE WORDS

DIG vs POKE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

DIG vs POKE: QUESTIONS