Poker

/ˈpoʊkɚ/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
2. (historical) A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.
3. One who pokes.
4. A kind of duck, the pochard.
5. (MLE, slang) A knife.
6. (transitive) To poke with a utensil such as a poker or needle.
7. (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.
8. (card games) All the four cards of the same rank.

Example Sentences

The guy next to him poked him in the ribs and said, “Check out the bazongas on this one!” Lee pivoted toward the rib poker and found himself looking straight into the face of Romeo Bouchard.

Key sense with the super-soaker Longest poker, leave man stressed like yoga

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.

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

When she was gone Bell was afflicted by a mood that had her moving round the room, holding on to the yellow curtain, standing over her girls, stroking the sails of the model yacht, opening the drawer and looking at the broken brooch, pokering the fire, and shifting the kettle's position on the hearth.

As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.

Greaves hit three hat-tricks, two pokers and five goals against West Brom on his way to a record-setting 41 league goals.

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Word Forms

• pokers
• pokering
• pokered

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