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poke
1[pohk]
verb (used with object)
to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, such as a finger, elbow, stick, etc..
He was asleep until she poked him in the ribs.
to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing.
The branch poked a hole in my sweater.
It was a difficult trek, as he had to poke his way slowly through the underbrush.
to thrust or push.
She poked her head out of the window.
to force, drive, or stir by or as by pushing or thrusting.
He poked the fire up.
to thrust obtrusively.
The prosecutor kept poking his finger at the defendant.
verb (used without object)
to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc..
Angle the needle and poke hard, and it should get through the fabric.
to extend or project (often followed byout ).
His handkerchief is poking out of his back pocket.
to thrust oneself obtrusively.
It's dangerous to poke into something that's none of your business.
to search curiously; pry (often followed by around orabout ).
When working airport security, you often have to poke around in other people's stuff.
to go or proceed in a slow or aimless way (often followed byalong ).
We spent a while poking along at 5 mph while the traffic jam cleared.
noun
a thrust or push.
She gave the cake a poke with a toothpick to see if it was done.
Informal.a slow or dawdling person; slowpoke.
poke
2[pohk]
noun
Chiefly Midland U.S. and Scot..a bag or sack, especially a small one.
a wallet or purse.
Archaic.a pocket.
poke
3[pohk]
noun
a projecting brim at the front of a bonnet, framing the face.
Also called poke bonnet.a bonnet or hat with such a brim.
poke
4[pohk]
noun
poke
5[poh-key]
noun
a Hawaiian salad of cubed raw tuna mixed with diced sweet onion and scallion and marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil.
poke
1/ əʊ /
verb
(tr) to jab or prod, as with the elbow, the finger, a stick, etc
(tr) to make (a hole, opening, etc) by or as by poking
to thrust (at)
informal(tr) to hit with the fist; punch
to protrude or cause to protrude
don't poke your arm out of the window
(tr) to stir (a fire, pot, etc) by poking
(intr) to meddle or intrude
(intr; often foll by about or around) to search or pry
to loiter, potter, dawdle, etc
slang(tr) (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with
to mock or ridicule
See nose
noun
a jab or prod
short for slowpoke
informala blow with one's fist; punch
slangsexual intercourse
poke
2/ əʊ /
noun
dialecta pocket or bag
See pig
poke
3/ əʊ /
noun
Also called: poke bonnet.a woman's bonnet with a brim that projects at the front, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
the brim itself
poke
4/ əʊ /
noun
short for pokeweed
Other 51Թ Forms
- pokable adjective
51Թ History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
poke one's nose into, to meddle in; pry into.
We felt as if half the people in town were poking their noses into our lives.
poke fun at, to ridicule or mock, especially covertly or slyly.
In her novel, she pokes fun at her ex-husband.
Example Sentences
Discussing that landmark rock track, Wilson also poked fun at all the talk about his “genius” in the studio.
“We were poking each other in ways we hadn’t done before.”
Entering the homestretch, Journalism poked his head in front as Rodriguez started to slow.
The subsequent expedition is filled with offbeat personalities who help Hernandez and Stephens construct their myth, before poking the bricks out one by one, in ways both droll and achingly sad.
"It's hard to argue with the genius that you see before you," said Bardsley on seeing Yamal poke home his second.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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