Definition of poker Poker
/powˈkɚ/ - [powker] - pok•er
We found 20 definitions of poker from 8 different sources.
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What does poker mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pokers |
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| poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand | ||
| poker game | ||
| card game, cards a game played with playing cards | ||
| draw poker, draw the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" | ||
| high-low poker in which the high and low hands split the pot | ||
| penny ante poker, penny ante poker played for small stakes | ||
| straight poker poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards | ||
| strip poker poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing | ||
| stud poker, stud poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt | ||
| poker - fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire | ||
| stove poker, fire hook, salamander | ||
| fire iron metal fireside implements | ||
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Wiktionary 
- poker (Noun)
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron , for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. - poker (Noun)
One who pokes. - poker (Noun)
A kind of duck, the pochard. - poker (Noun)
Any of various card game s in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing the 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. - poker (Noun)
All the four cards of the same rank. - poker (Noun)
Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- poker (n.)
One who pokes. - poker (n.)
That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals. - poker (n.)
A poking-stick. - poker (n.)
The poachard. - poker (n.)
A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States. - poker (n.)
Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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poker
A card game involving betting and individualistic play whereby the winner is determined by comparing the ranks and combinations of his cards with that of the other players.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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poker
pō′kėr, n. a bugbear.—adj. Pō′kerish, causing terror: uncanny.—Old Poker, the devil -
poker
pō′kėr, n. a round game at cards, first played in America about 1835. [Ety. uncertain.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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poker
A sword. Fore pokers; aces and kings at cards. To burn your poker; to catch the venereal disease.
Wikipedia 
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Poker is a game which people play with a normal set (or "deck") of 52 cards. Poker is a gambling game which involves some luck, but also some skill. When playing poker, the players bet against each other depending on how good their cards are. They bet on who has the best poker hand. Usually players bet use plastic discs called "chips". Players may also bet with real money, but when playing they usually use chips instead of money, because chips are easier to pick up and count, then at the end of the game players will swap their chips for money.
There are many different kinds of poker. In draw poker, each player keeps their five cards hidden and gives away some number of cards, then takes ("draws") new cards. In stud poker, for example seven-card stud, some of each player's cards are exposed ("face-up") on the table so that the other players can see them. In community card poker, for example Texas hold 'em, players share some of their cards in the center of the table.
History.
The history of poker is a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French "poque", which descended from the German "pochen" ('to knock'), but it is not clear whether the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing those names. It closely resembles the Persian game of "as nas", and may have been taught to French settlers in New Orleans by Persian sailors. It is commonly regarded as sharing ancestry with the Renaissance game of "primero" and the French "brelan". The Engli
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🔤- poker, noun, singular of pokers.
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