Poker

Quick meaning: Poker is a noun meaning A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.

Meaning

A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.

More Meanings

1. One who pokes.
2. A kind of duck, the pochard.
3. (MLE, slang) A knife.
4. (transitive) To poke with a utensil such as a poker or needle.
5. (card games) All the four cards of the same rank.
6. (card games) Any of various card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing cards, the players in sequence make tactical bets or drop out, the bets forming a pool to be taken either by the sole remaining player or, after all rounds and bets have been completed, by those remaining players who hold a superior hand according to a standard ranking of hand values for the game.
7. (historical) A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.

Example Sentences

The lids have very pleasant designs pokered on with a hot needle.

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There is that guy that does with the pokings I step with my poker Play, cuz right, you might get folded

The King continued pokering the fire with his back to the door, and took no notice of Lord Chesterfield.

Word Forms

• pokers
• pokering
• pokered

Synonyms for poker

Depending on context, synonyms include firestick, stoker, jook, ching, ying, bassy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include salamander, spade, spike, burning, pike, jab.

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