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[ pohk ] SHOW IPA
/ poʊk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), poked, pok·ing. to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing.
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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), poked, pok·ing. to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc.
to extend or project (often followed by out ): His handkerchief is poking out of his back pocket.
to thrust oneself obtrusively: to poke into something that is not one's affair.
to search curiously; pry (often followed by around or about ).
to go or proceed in a slow or aimless way (often followed by along ).
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a thrust or push.
Informal . a slow or dawdling person; slowpoke.
Idioms for pokepoke fun at , to ridicule or mock, especially covertly or slyly: In her novel, she pokes fun at her ex-husband.
poke one's nose into , Informal . to meddle in; pry into: We felt as if half the people in town were poking their noses into our lives.
Origin of poke 1 First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German poken “to thrust, stick with a knife”; see also poach1
OTHER WORDS FROM poke pok·a·ble, adjective Words nearby poke poitín, Poitou, Poitou-Charentes, poitrine, pokal, poke , poke around, pokeberry, poke check, poke fun at, pokelogan
Definition for poke (2 of 5) [ pohk ] SHOW IPA
/ poʊk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Chiefly Midland U.S. and Scot. . a bag or sack, especially a small one.
a wallet or purse.
Archaic . a pocket.
Origin of poke 2 First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Middle Dutch, whence also Old North French poque, French poche “bag, pocket”; cf. poach2 , pocket, pouch
Definition for poke (3 of 5) [ pohk ] SHOW IPA
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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.
Origin of poke 3 First recorded in 1760–70; apparently special use of poke1
Definition for poke (4 of 5) [ pohk ] SHOW IPA
/ poʊk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Origin of poke 4 First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps shortening of obsolete pocan “pokeweed,” perhaps variant of puccoon (pokeberries and puccoon roots were both sources of red dye)
Definition for poke (5 of 5) [ poh-key ] SHOW IPA
/ poʊˈkeɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a Hawaiian salad of cubed raw tuna mixed with diced sweet onion and scallion and marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil.
Origin of poke 5 First recorded in 1975–80; from Hawaian: literally, “to slice crosswise, section, a section”
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Example sentences from the Web for poke People online have been attempting to poke holes in the science of Interstellar.
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But when the pageant itself starts to poke fun at the contestants, organizers should expect that they will lose all credibility.
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Poke center of Italian sausages with chopstick to make well, fill with chocolate syrup and twist the open end of the sausage.
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The building is festooned with cartoon-like images of fish, including dorsal fins that poke out of the roof.
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And that also allowed me to poke fun at the idea that our mind is somehow ‘better’ or more ‘us’ than our body.
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"Mr. Mudge requires no hat where he is now," continued the doctor, stooping to poke the fire.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood
I'd poke into all sorts of corners, that perhaps Aunt Clotilda has never thought of.'
The Old Pincushion | Mrs. Molesworth
For some moments he stood intently watching me, and then happily began to poke the fire.
Eighteen Months' Imprisonment | Donald Shaw
Her big grey eyes were sad with sympathy for sufferers and sinners, and her poke bonnet was full of bunchy, red-gold hair.
Children of the Bush | Henry Lawson
Under her poke bonnet I saw her meekly parted hair and her faded cheeks, flushed now with a hectic colour.
The Romance of a Plain Man | Ellen Glasgow
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British Dictionary definitions for poke (1 of 4) 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
(when intr, often foll by at ) to thrust (at)
(tr) informal to hit with the fist; punch
(usually foll by in, out, out of, through, etc ) 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
(intr often foll by along ) to loiter, potter, dawdle, etc
(tr) slang (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with
poke fun at to mock or ridicule
poke one's nose into See nose (def. 17)
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a jab or prod
short for slowpoke
informal a blow with one's fist; punch
slang sexual intercourse
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for poke C14: from Low German and Middle Dutch poken to thrust, prod, strike
British Dictionary definitions for poke (2 of 4) noun dialect a pocket or bag
a pig in a poke See pig (def. 9)
Word Origin for poke C13: from Old Northern French poque, of Germanic origin; related to Old English pocca bag, Old Norse poki pouch , Middle Dutch poke bag; compare poach ²
British Dictionary definitions for poke (3 of 4) 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
Word Origin for poke C18: from poke 1 (in the sense: to thrust out, project)
British Dictionary definitions for poke (4 of 4) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with poke In addition to the idioms beginning with poke
poke around poke fun at poke one's nose into also see:
make fun of (poke fun at) pig in a poke take a poke at SEE MORE ORIGINS SEE FEWER ORIGINS
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Words related to poke jab, nudge, stick out, shove, dig, punch, stab, stick, protrude, prod, peek, pry, drag, blow, hit, bunt, butt, boost, shoulder, project