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He spent much time poking around bomb sites during the 1970s and came across some surprising remnants of old London.The owner of a local gun shop pokes his head out of the door suspiciously as I take a photograph of his frontage.What if the tax man goes poking around?You can imagine my dismay as the years slipped by and no flame poked up his head.It also pokes fun at its key figures.Steel poked a finger under his collar and scratched again at his neck.The piece also poked fun at claims that he was one of the few to spot the downturn coming.Instead of one that looks like a tortoise with its bonnet and wheels poking out from underneath a ridiculously swollen shell?Legs and arms were poking and floating, defying laws of human biology and gravity.But out on the grassy fields, impressive numbers of snipe poked and probed about.We held our breath and listened and then came another noise, like some one poking a fire.One mannequin has a taped mouth and a missing hand, while an arm pokes from a drawer.From then on, it was a matter of watching the fire, poking in more sticks as the embers burnt low.

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British English: poke /pəʊk/ VERB
If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
She poked him in the ribs.
  • American English: poke
  • Arabic: يَلْكُمُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cutucar
  • Chinese:
  • Croatian: bockati
  • Czech: šťouchnout
  • Danish: støde
  • Dutch: porren
  • European Spanish: clavar
  • Finnish: tökätä
  • French: donner un coup à
  • German: stupsen
  • Greek: μπήγω
  • Italian: colpire
  • Japanese: つつく
  • Korean: 찌르다
  • Norwegian: skubbe
  • Polish: szturchnąć
  • European Portuguese: espetar
  • Romanian: a înghionti
  • Russian: тыкать
  • Latin American Spanish: clavar
  • Swedish: stöta
  • Thai: แหย่ด้วยข้อศอกหรือนิ้ว
  • Turkish: dürtmek
  • Ukrainian: ткнути
  • Vietnamese: chọc

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Chinese translation of 'poke'

poke

(pəuk)

vt

  1. (= jab) (with finger, stick) (chuō)
  2. (= put)
    to poke sth in (to) sth 把某物戳到某物中 (bǎ mǒuwù chuōdào mǒuwù zhōng)

n

  1. to give sb/sth a poke 捅捅某人/某物 (tǒngtong mǒurén/mǒuwù)
to poke the fire 拨(撥)火 (bōhuǒ)
to poke one's head out of the window/around the door etc 把头(頭)探出窗户(戶)/门(門) (bǎ tóu tànchū chuānghu/mén děng)
to poke fun at sb/sth 嘲笑某人/某物 (cháoxiào mǒurén/mǒuwù)

All related terms of 'poke'

(verb) 
Definition
to jab or prod with an elbow, finger, etc.
Lindy poked him in the ribs.
Synonyms
jab
The needle was jabbed into my arm by a nurse.
hit
push
They pushed him into the car.
stick
dig
She dug her nails into the armrest.
punch
stab
Bess stabbed at a slice of cucumber.
thrust
They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
butt
The male butted me.
elbow
They elbowed me out of the way.
shove
He shoved her out of the way.
nudge
`Stop it,' he said, and nudged me in the ribs.
prod
He prodded Murray with the broom.
(verb) 
Definition
to thrust forward or out
His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.
Synonyms
protrude
A huge round mass of rock protruded from the water.
stick
They stuck a needle in my back.
The knife stuck in his chest.
thrust
jut
The northern end of the island juts out.
(noun) 
Definition
a jab or prod
John smiled and gave Rashid a playful poke.
Synonyms
jab
He gave me a jab in the side.
hit
dig
She silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.
punch
He's asking for a punch on the nose.
thrust
a thrust of his hand that sent the lad reeling
butt
nudge
She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
prod
He gave the donkey a prod in the backside.

phrasal verb

See poke around or about

Additional synonyms

in the sense of butt
Definition
to strike (something or someone) with the head or horns
The male butted me.
Synonyms
knock,
push,
bump,
punch,
buck,
thrust,
ram,
shove,
poke,
buffet,
prod,
jab,
bunt
in the sense of butt
Definition
a blow with the head or horns
Synonyms
knock,
push,
punch,
buck,
thrust,
bump,
ram,
shove,
poke,
buffet,
prod,
jab,
bunt
in the sense of dig
Definition
to thrust or jab
She dug her nails into the armrest.
Synonyms
poke,
drive,
push,
stick,
punch,
stab,
thrust,
shove,
prod,
jab

Synonyms of 'poke'

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in the sense of dig
Definition
a thrust or poke
She silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.
Synonyms
poke,
thrust,
butt,
nudge,
prod,
jab,
punch
in the sense of elbow
Definition
to push with one's elbow or elbows
They elbowed me out of the way.
Synonyms
push,
force,
crowd (informal),
shoulder,
knock,
bump,
shove,
nudge,
jostle,
hustle
in the sense of jut
Definition
to stick out
The northern end of the island juts out.
Synonyms
stick out,
project,
extend,
protrude,
poke,
bulge,
overhang,
impend
in the sense of nudge
Definition
to push (something or someone) lightly
`Stop it,' he said, and nudged me in the ribs.
Synonyms
push,
touch,
dig,
jog,
prod,
elbow,
shove,
poke
in the sense of nudge
Definition
a gentle poke or push
She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
Synonyms
push,
touch,
dig,
elbow,
bump,
shove,
poke,
jog,
prod
in the sense of prod
Definition
to poke with a pointed object
He prodded Murray with the broom.
Synonyms
poke,
push,
dig,
shove,
propel,
nudge,
jab,
prick
in the sense of prod
Definition
the act of prodding
He gave the donkey a prod in the backside.
Synonyms
poke,
push,
boost,
dig,
elbow,
shove,
nudge,
jab
in the sense of punch
Definition
a blow with the fist
He's asking for a punch on the nose.
Synonyms
blow,
hit,
knock,
bash (informal),
plug (slang),
sock (slang),
thump,
clout (informal),
jab,
swipe (informal),
biff (rare),
bop (informal),
wallop (informal)
in the sense of push
Definition
to apply steady force to in order to move
They pushed him into the car.
Synonyms
shove,
force,
press,
thrust,
drive,
knock,
sweep,
plunge,
elbow,
bump,
ram,
poke,
propel,
nudge,
prod,
jostle,
hustle,
bulldoze (informal),
impel,
manhandle
in the sense of shove
Definition
to push (one's way) roughly
He shoved her out of the way.
Synonyms
push,
shoulder,
thrust,
elbow,
drive,
press,
crowd (informal),
propel,
jostle,
impel

Additional synonyms

in the sense of stab
Definition
to make a thrust (at)
Bess stabbed at a slice of cucumber.
Synonyms
jab,
poke,
prod,
thrust,
lunge
in the sense of stick
Definition
to push (a pointed object) or (of a pointed object) to be pushed into another object
They stuck a needle in my back.The knife stuck in his chest.
Synonyms
poke,
dig,
stab,
insert,
thrust,
pierce,
penetrate,
spear,
prod,
jab,
transfix
in the sense of thrust
Definition
to push (someone or something) with force
They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
Synonyms
push,
force,
shove,
drive,
press,
plunge,
jam,
butt,
ram,
poke,
propel,
prod,
impel
in the sense of thrust
Definition
a forceful drive, push, stab, or lunge
a thrust of his hand that sent the lad reeling
Synonyms
push,
shove,
poke,
prod
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