poker
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Any of different card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing cards.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpoʊkɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
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.
card games
Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
card games
All the four cards of the same rank.
Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
“He used the poker to stir the burning logs in the fireplace.”
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
One who pokes.
verb
To play poker.
transitive
To poke with a utensil such as a poker or needle.
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This meaning: (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.
Used this way, poker is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use poker
- “We played a friendly game of poker with chips, not money.”noun
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