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Box vs Poke - What's the difference?

box | poke | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between box and poke

is that box is to fight against (a person) in a boxing match while poke is to thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

In transitive computing terms the difference between box and poke

is that box is to place a value of a primitive type into a corresponding object while poke is to modify the value stored in (a memory address).

Poke vs Speed - What's the difference?

poke | speed | Related terms |

Poke is a related term of speed.


As a verb poke

is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick.

As a noun poke

is (us|slang) a lazy person; a dawdler or poke can be or poke can be (dialectal) pokeweed.

As a proper noun speed is

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Poke vs Stabampflashampfwr - What's the difference?

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Poke vs Stabampflash - What's the difference?

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Poke vs Chop - What's the difference?

poke | chop | Related terms |

Poke is a related term of chop.


As nouns the difference between poke and chop

is that poke is (us|slang) a lazy person; a dawdler or poke can be or poke can be (dialectal) pokeweed while chop is garbage, trash can.

As a verb poke

is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick.

Poke vs Pok - What's the difference?

poke | pok |

Pok is often a misspelling of poke.


Pok has no English definition.

As a verb poke

is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick.

As a noun poke

is a lazy person; a dawdler.

Cuff vs Poke - What's the difference?

cuff | poke | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between cuff and poke

is that cuff is to hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap while poke is to thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

Poke vs Propel - What's the difference?

poke | propel | Related terms |

Poke is a related term of propel.


As verbs the difference between poke and propel

is that poke is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick while propel is to cause to move in a certain direction.

As a noun poke

is (us|slang) a lazy person; a dawdler or poke can be or poke can be (dialectal) pokeweed.

Poke vs Jolt - What's the difference?

poke | jolt | Synonyms |

Poke is a synonym of jolt.


As verbs the difference between poke and jolt

is that poke is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick while jolt is to push or shake abruptly and roughly.

As nouns the difference between poke and jolt

is that poke is (us|slang) a lazy person; a dawdler or poke can be or poke can be (dialectal) pokeweed while jolt is an act of jolting.

Dig vs Poke - What's the difference?

dig | poke | Synonyms |


In transitive terms the difference between dig and poke

is that dig is to get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up while poke is to thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

As verbs the difference between dig and poke

is that dig is to move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way while poke is to prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick.

As nouns the difference between dig and poke

is that dig is an archeological investigation while poke is a lazy person; a dawdler.

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