poke

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈpōk

chiefly Southern US and Midland US : bag, sack

: wallet

: purse

poke

2 of 5

verb

poked; poking

transitive verb

a(1)

: prod, jab

poked him in the ribs

(2)

: to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing

poked and scolded by the old folks

Upton Sinclair

(3)

: to cause to prod : thrust

poked a stick at the snake

b(1)

: pierce, stab

(2)

: to produce by or as if by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing

poke a hole

poked holes in his heavily footnoted argument

David Stoll

c(1)

: hit, punch

poked him in the nose

(2)

: to deliver (a blow) with the fist

(3)

: to hit (a blooper) in baseball

: to cause to project

poked her head out of the window

: to make (one's way) by poking

poked his way through the ruins

: to interpose or interject in a meddlesome manner

asked him not to poke his nose into other people's business

intransitive verb

: to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedly

: to strike out at something

: to look about or through something without system : rummage

poking around in the attic

: meddle

: to move or act slowly or aimlessly

just poked around and didn't accomplish much

: to become stuck out or forward : protrude

poke

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a quick thrust : jab

: a blow with the fist : punch

: a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet

: a cutting remark : dig

poke

4 of 5

noun (3)

: pokeweed

poke

5 of 5

noun (4)

po·ke ˌpō-ˈkā How to pronounce poke (audio)

variants or less commonly poké

: a Hawaiian salad made typically from cubed pieces of raw seafood (such as tuna) marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onions or other ingredients

While Poke Hut will serve burritos, its specialty is poke bowls. Bases include sushi rice or greens, and from there customers choose a protein like raw or marinated tuna or salmon.

Andy Brownfield

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket

Verb

Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch poken to poke

Noun (3)

perhaps modification of Virginia Algonquian pocone, poughkone puccoon

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)

Noun (2)

1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (3)

1708, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1977, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

poke 1 of 2

verb

ˈpōk

poked; poking

: to push something usually thin or sharp into or at

I poked the mud with a stick.

: to make by stabbing or piercing

The pen poked a hole in my bag.

: to thrust or stick out or cause to thrust or stick out

Mom poked her head inside Judy's room again.

Megan McDonald, Judy Moody

: to search through or look around often without purpose

We were poking around in the attic.

: to move slowly or lazily

poke

2 of 2

noun

: a quick push with something pointed

poking 1 of 2

adjective

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the poking pace of the repair work has put everything way behind schedule

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

leisurely
dragging
crawling
creeping
slow
pokey
dawdling
lagging
dallying
poky
slowing
dilatory
dillydallying
laggard
unhurried
sluggish
lounging
tardy
lingering
loafing
loitering
snaillike
languid
ambling
shuffling
deliberate
strolling
snail-paced
inching
measured
tarrying
plodding
lethargic
inert
stalling
procrastinating
decelerating
inactive
filibustering
heavy-footed
slow-footed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

running
rushing
flying
whirling
lightning
rapid
racing
hurrying
bolting
quick
speeding
swift
breathless
hasty
rocketing
speedy
snappy
dizzy
brisk
ready
whirlwind
scurrying
scooting
prompt
zipping
breakneck
fast
scudding
fleet
meteoric
whisking
barreling
expeditious
careering
accelerated
rushed
hastened
hurried
quickened
warp-speed

poking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of poke

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point saw his head poking through the window

Synonyms & Similar Words

protruding
bulging
jutting
projecting
pouting
swelling
overhanging
beetling
pouching
ballooning
bunching
standing out
sticking out
billowing
pooching
bellying
starting
bagging
extending
stretching
distending
lengthening
inflating
expanding
dilating
mushrooming
doming
elongating
snowballing
blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

compressing
shrinking
contracting
condensing
constricting

as in messing

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern told him to stop poking into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

messing
interfering
snooping
prying
obtruding
intruding
meddling
intervening
interloping
nosing
intermeddling
butting in
fooling
invading
fiddling
playing
encroaching
interceding
monkeying
mucking (about or around)
trespassing
tampering
interposing
infringing
chiselling (in)
chiseling (in)
barging (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

avoiding
ignoring
eschewing
shunning
disregarding
neglecting
overlooking

as in crawling

to move or act slowly just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much

Synonyms & Similar Words

crawling
dragging
lingering
delaying
strolling
creeping
playing
shuffling
loitering
diddling
lollygagging
dawdling
lagging
moping
stalling
lounging
falling behind
lallygagging
hanging fire
dropping behind
dillydallying
dallying
tarrying
sauntering
marking time
idling
staggering
dragging one's heels
loafing
ambling
taking one's time
lolling
dragging one's feet
inching
shilly-shallying
trifling
fooling around
messing around
decelerating
plodding
lumbering
temporizing
procrastinating
easing
fiddling (around)
puttering (around)
pottering (around)
filibustering
monkeying (around)
hanging (around or out)
slowing (down or up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tearing
flying
ripping
running
scurrying
rushing
whizzing
whirling
scooting
dashing
darting
zipping
racing
scudding
speeding
bolting
hurrying
whisking
humping
scrambling
coursing
barreling
hastening
careering
running
rocketing
barrelling
hurtling
hustling
stampeding
trotting
breezing
bowling
galloping
jogging
sprinting
hotfooting (it)
accelerating
quickening
speeding (up)
overtaking
outrunning
catching up
outpacing
outstripping
fast-forwarding

as in dragging

to move slowly they were just poking along home

Synonyms & Similar Words

dragging
crawling
creeping
shuffling
oozing
inching
slouching
snailing
limping
nosing
trudging
plodding
creaking (along)
shambling
tramping
lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flying
floating
racing
speeding
whizzing
tearing
gliding
zipping
sailing
hurrying

单词	poking
释义	poke 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈpōk 1 chiefly Southern US and Midland US : bag, sack 2 a : wallet b : purse poke 2 of 5 verb poked; poking transitive verb 1 a(1) : prod, jab poked him in the ribs (2) : to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing poked and scolded by the old folks Upton Sinclair (3) : to cause to prod : thrust poked a stick at the snake b(1) : pierce, stab (2) : to produce by or as if by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing poke a hole poked holes in his heavily footnoted argument David Stoll c(1) : hit, punch poked him in the nose (2) : to deliver (a blow) with the fist (3) : to hit (a blooper) in baseball 2 a : to cause to project poked her head out of the window b : to make (one's way) by poking poked his way through the ruins c : to interpose or interject in a meddlesome manner asked him not to poke his nose into other people's business intransitive verb 1 a : to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedly b : to strike out at something 2 a : to look about or through something without system : rummage poking around in the attic b : meddle 3 : to move or act slowly or aimlessly just poked around and didn't accomplish much 4 : to become stuck out or forward : protrude poke 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 a : a quick thrust : jab b : a blow with the fist : punch 2 : a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet 3 : a cutting remark : dig poke 4 of 5 noun (3) : pokeweed poke 5 of 5 noun (4) po·ke ˌpō-ˈkā variants or less commonly poké : a Hawaiian salad made typically from cubed pieces of raw seafood (such as tuna) marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onions or other ingredients While Poke Hut will serve burritos, its specialty is poke bowls. Bases include sushi rice or greens, and from there customers choose a protein like raw or marinated tuna or salmon. Andy Brownfield Phrases poke fun at : ridicule, mock Synonyms Noun (1) bag pouch sack Verb bag balloon beetle belly billow bulge bunch jut overhang pooch [chiefly dialect] pouch pout project protrude stand out start stick out swell Noun (2) dab dig jab lunge See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I accidentally poked my finger right through the old fabric. Throwing pencils is not allowed because someone's eye could get poked out. Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket Verb Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch poken to poke Noun (3) perhaps modification of Virginia Algonquian pocone, poughkone puccoon First Known Use Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1) Noun (2) 1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (3) 1708, in the meaning defined above Noun (4) 1977, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing poke a pig in a poke poke about poke around poke along stick and poke stick/poke one's nose in/into poke fun at pig in a poke a pig in a poke poke about poke around poke along stick and poke stick/poke one's nose in/into poke fun at pig in a poke See More Kids Definition poke 1 of 2 verb ˈpōk poked; poking 1 : to push something usually thin or sharp into or at I poked the mud with a stick. 2 : to make by stabbing or piercing The pen poked a hole in my bag. 3 : to thrust or stick out or cause to thrust or stick out Mom poked her head inside Judy's room again. Megan McDonald, Judy Moody 4 : to search through or look around often without purpose We were poking around in the attic. 5 : to move slowly or lazily poke 2 of 2 noun : a quick push with something pointed poking 1 of 2 adjective as in leisurely moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the poking pace of the repair work has put everything way behind schedule Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance leisurely dragging crawling creeping slow pokey dawdling lagging dallying poky slowing dilatory dillydallying laggard unhurried sluggish lounging tardy lingering loafing loitering snaillike languid ambling shuffling deliberate strolling snail-paced inching measured tarrying plodding lethargic inert stalling procrastinating decelerating inactive filibustering heavy-footed slow-footed Antonyms & Near Antonyms running rushing flying whirling lightning rapid racing hurrying bolting quick speeding swift breathless hasty rocketing speedy snappy dizzy brisk ready whirlwind scurrying scooting prompt zipping breakneck fast scudding fleet meteoric whisking barreling expeditious careering accelerated rushed hastened hurried quickened warp-speed See More poking 2 of 2 verb present participle of poke 1 as in protruding to extend outward beyond a usual point saw his head poking through the window Synonyms & Similar Words protruding bulging jutting projecting pouting swelling overhanging beetling pouching ballooning bunching standing out sticking out billowing pooching bellying starting bagging extending stretching distending lengthening inflating expanding dilating mushrooming doming elongating snowballing blowing up Antonyms & Near Antonyms compressing shrinking contracting condensing constricting 2 as in messing to interest oneself in what is not one's concern told him to stop poking into other people's business Synonyms & Similar Words messing interfering snooping prying obtruding intruding meddling intervening interloping nosing intermeddling butting in fooling invading fiddling playing encroaching interceding monkeying mucking (about or around) trespassing tampering interposing infringing chiselling (in) chiseling (in) barging (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms avoiding ignoring eschewing shunning disregarding neglecting overlooking See More 3 as in crawling to move or act slowly just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much Synonyms & Similar Words crawling dragging lingering delaying strolling creeping playing shuffling loitering diddling lollygagging dawdling lagging moping stalling lounging falling behind lallygagging hanging fire dropping behind dillydallying dallying tarrying sauntering marking time idling staggering dragging one's heels loafing ambling taking one's time lolling dragging one's feet inching shilly-shallying trifling fooling around messing around decelerating plodding lumbering temporizing procrastinating easing fiddling (around) puttering (around) pottering (around) filibustering monkeying (around) hanging (around or out) slowing (down or up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms tearing flying ripping running scurrying rushing whizzing whirling scooting dashing darting zipping racing scudding speeding bolting hurrying whisking humping scrambling coursing barreling hastening careering running rocketing barrelling hurtling hustling stampeding trotting breezing bowling galloping jogging sprinting hotfooting (it) accelerating quickening speeding (up) overtaking outrunning catching up outpacing outstripping fast-forwarding See More 4 as in dragging to move slowly they were just poking along home Synonyms & Similar Words dragging crawling creeping shuffling oozing inching slouching snailing limping nosing trudging plodding creaking (along) shambling tramping lumbering Antonyms & Near Antonyms flying floating racing speeding whizzing tearing gliding zipping sailing hurrying See More
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poke

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verb

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noun (3)

noun (4)

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