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# poker

noun (poker, uncountable; a poker, pokers)

«poker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A card game in which players bet money or chips on whose cards are best, often bluffing (pretending). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#m1)
2. A metal rod used to move burning wood or coal in a fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#m2)
3. Someone who pokes (rare). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#m3)
4. (poker face) A face that shows no feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, a poker is kept by an open fire with other fireside tools. Poker the card game is a betting game for adults; betting money is gambling and not for children. "Poker face" means hiding your feelings, useful in games. In maths, poker hands are a famous probability topic.

### Examples

- Gran stirred the fire with the poker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x1)
- Never play with the hot poker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x2)
- The grown-ups played poker with chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x3)
- He kept a poker face while he lied about the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x4)
- A poker is made of iron. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x5)
- In poker, a "flush" is five cards of the same suit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x6)
- She rattled the poker up the chimney and tapped the walls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/#x7)

### Note

Card game is uncountable ("play poker"); the fire tool is countable (a poker, pokers). Safety: a poker gets very hot. Gambling for money is for adults only and can cause harm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «poker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/poker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«poker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poker.html) on Mova free.