Poke vs. Chop — What's the Difference?

Jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object

Cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife

Thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction

Abolish or reduce the size of (something) in a way regarded as ruthless

An act of poking someone or something

Change one's opinions or behaviour repeatedly and abruptly

A look or search around a place

A downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the hand

Power or acceleration in a car

A thick slice of meat, especially pork or lamb, adjacent to and often including a rib

A woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century.

A person's share of something.

A bag or small sack

Crushed or ground grain used as animal feed

Another term for pokeweed

The broken motion of water, owing to the action of the wind against the tide

A North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers.

A trademark; a brand of goods.

A Hawaiian dish of marinated raw fish or seafood, often served over rice

To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an axe

To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.

To shape or form by chopping

To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing

To cut into small pieces

To push; thrust

To reduce abruptly or by a large amount

To stir (a fire) by prodding the wood or coal with a poker or stick.

(Sports) To hit or swing at (a pitched ball) with a short downward stroke.

(Slang) To strike; punch.

To make heavy, cutting strokes.

To make thrusts or jabs, as with a stick or poker.

(Archaic) To move roughly or suddenly.

To pry or meddle; intrude

To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind.

To search or look curiously in a desultory manner

The act of chopping.

To proceed in a slow or lazy manner; putter

A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.

To thrust forward; appear

(Sports) A short downward stroke.

A push, thrust, or jab.

A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone.

(Slang) A punch or blow with the fist

A short irregular motion of waves.

One who moves slowly or aimlessly; a dawdler.

An area of choppy water, as on an ocean.

A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet.

The official stamp or seal of a government, company, or individual, especially in China.

A large bonnet having a projecting brim.

Quality; class

A sack; a bag.

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

Pokeweed.

A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.

A Hawaiian salad or appetizer traditionally consisting of cubed raw fish, often yellowfin tuna, that is marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil, and mixed with diced onions, sesame seeds, and ginger.

(martial arts) A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.

To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.

To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

(poker) A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.

(figuratively) To rummage; to feel or grope around.

Termination, especially from employment; the sack.

To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

A woodchopping competition.

(transitive) To put a poke device to prevent leaping or breaking fences on (an animal).

(dated) A crack or cleft; a chap.

(transitive) To thrust at with the horns; to gore.

A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.

To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.

A jaw of an animal.

(transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.

To penetrate in sexual intercourse.

The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.

A prod, jab, or thrust.

An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.

A lazy person; a dawdler.

A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.

A stupid or uninteresting person.

A license or passport that has been sealed.

An old, worn-out horse.

A complete shipment.

(US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

(internet) An IRC channel operator.

The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.

(transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.

A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.

(transitive) To sever with an axe or similar implement.

A poke bonnet.

(transitive) to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.

A hit, especially an extra base hit.

To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.

A sack or bag.

(poker) To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players. en

A long, wide sleeve.

(intransitive) To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.

An ice cream cone.

(intransitive) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

(dialectal) Pokeweed.

(intransitive) To interrupt; with in or out.

(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

To remove the final character from (a text string).

A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (Phytolacca decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; - called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.

(obsolete) To exchange, to barter; to swap.

A bag; a sack; a pocket.

To chap or crack.

A long, wide sleeve; - called also poke sleeve.

(nautical) To vary or shift suddenly.

The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.

(obsolete) To twist words.

A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.

To converse, discuss, or speak with another.

A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; - often with up.

To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.

To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; - usually with off or down.

To thrust with the horns; to gore.

To seize or devour greedily; - with up.

To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.

To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.

To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.

To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

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

To interrupt; - with in or out.

A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

To barter or truck.

A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);

To exchange; substitute one thing for another.

(boxing) a blow with the fist;

To purchase by way of truck.

Poke or thrust abruptly;

To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.

Search or inquire in a meddlesome way;

To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.

Stir by poking;

A change; a vicissitude.

Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;

The act of chopping; a stroke.

Make a hole by poking

A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.

A crack or cleft. See Chap.

A jaw of an animal; - commonly in the pl. See Chops.

A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.

The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.

Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.

A permit or clearance.

A small cut of meat including part of a rib

A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

A grounder that bounces high in the air

Cut into pieces;

Move suddenly

Strike sharply, as in some sports

Cut with a hacking tool

Hit sharply