Another word for strengthen. To become or cause to become tough or strong: toughen. To prepare (oneself) for action: brace, forearm, fortify, gird, ready, steel. Idiom: gird (or gird up) one's loins. To make or become tight or tighter: reinforce, tighten. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit: confirm, fortify, harden.
Poke /poÊËkeÉª/ is a raw salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. PokÄ is the Hawaiian verb for section or to slice or cut. Ahi poke is made with yellowfin tuna.
Stick and pokes are tattoos that are done without a tattoo gunâthis means that someone manually stitches the tattoo into your skin with a needle and ink. These tattoos are usually smaller, less detailed, and have thicker linesâsince theyâre really made up of a bunch of dotsâthan ones done with a gun.