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synonyms for poke out

  • bloat
  • protrude
  • swell
  • bag
  • balloon
  • beetle
  • billow
  • dilate
  • distend
  • enlarge
  • expand
  • extrude
  • jut
  • overhang
  • protuberate
  • bug out
  • pop out
  • puff out
  • stand out
  • stick out
On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to poke out, such as: bloat, protrude, swell, bag, balloon, and beetle.

antonyms for poke out

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  • shrink
  • tighten
  • abridge
  • compress
  • contract
  • lessen
  • lower
  • reduce
  • cave in
  • depress
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How to use poke out in a sentence

“Or in having your toes poke out at the end of your boots,” added Morton, advancing his right foot in illustration.
THE ISLAND HOMERICHARD ARCHER
The poke-out beggar is deficient in every one of these qualities, and his winnings demonstrate it.
TRAMPING WITH TRAMPSJOSIAH FLYNT
I waited for him nearly an hour, when he returned with a "poke-out" (food given at the door) and a "sinker" (a dollar).
TRAMPING WITH TRAMPSJOSIAH FLYNT
It is by no means uncommon to see a poke-out vagabond wearing a garment which belongs to a woman's wardrobe.
TRAMPING WITH TRAMPSJOSIAH FLYNT
It is usually furnished with numerous pockets, one of them being called the "poke-out pocket," in which he stows away his lunches.
TRAMPING WITH TRAMPSJOSIAH FLYNT
The "heads" of the animals poke out at the end of each branch (see Fig. 9).
STORIES OF THE UNIVERSE: ANIMAL LIFEB. LINDSAY
Do rattlesnakes always rattle with their tails when they poke out their heads to bite a man?
BURLMORRISON HEADY
It did not take the workman more than an instant to raise the sash and poke out his head.
THE STORY OF A PLUSH BEARLAURA LEE HOPE
I should like to poke out his front eyes, to put him on an equality with the rest of mankind.
VIVIAN GREYEARL OF BEACONSFIELD, BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Tell them to get long poles, poke out the nests and block up the holes!
DRAMATIC READER FOR LOWER GRADESFLORENCE HOLBROOK
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO POKE OUT

  • bag
  • balloon
  • beetle
  • billow
  • bloat
  • bug out
  • dilate
  • distend
  • enlarge
  • expand
  • extrude
  • jut
  • overhang
  • poke out
  • pop out
  • protrude
  • protuberate
  • puff out
  • stand out
  • stick out
  • swell
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.