Plug vs Poke - What's the Difference?

Plug

Poke

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • blatant or sensational promotion
  • a wad of something chewable as tobacco
  • an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
  • an old or over-worked horse
  • an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
  • electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
  • blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
Definition as Noun
  • someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
  • 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
  • (boxing) a blow with the fist
  • a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Definition as Verb
  • make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
  • replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
  • insert a plug into
  • insert as a plug
  • persist in working hard
  • deliver a quick blow to
  • fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Definition as Verb
  • stir by poking
  • make a hole by poking
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way
  • poke or thrust abruptly
  • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

Examples

  • "plug a nickle"
  • "plug the wall"
  • "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
  • "Students must plug away at this problem"
  • "he punched me in the stomach"
  • "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
  • "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
  • "I gave him a clout on his nose"
  • "poke the embers in the fireplace"
  • "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
  • "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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