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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024poke1 /poʊk/USA pronunciation v., poked, pok•ing, n. v. - to push, esp. with something narrow or pointed:[~ + object]poked him in the ribs with her elbow.
- to make (a hole, etc.) by or as if by pushing: [~ + object]He poked a hole in the sweater.[no object]His finger poked through the hole in his glove.
- to push (out) or extend: [~ + object]poked her head out of the window.[no object]Her head was poking through the window.
- to push oneself into the affairs of others: [~ + oneself]always poking himself into our affairs.[no object]always poking into her private life.
- poke about or around, [no object] to search impolitely into the affairs of another;
pry:She was poking about on my desk, looking for the letter about her. - to proceed slowly:[no object* (~ + along)]The old horse was just poking along the road.
n. [countable] - a push:gave me a sharp poke in the ribs.
- slowpoke:He can be a real poke when it comes to homework.
Idioms- Idioms poke fun at, [~ + object] to make fun of or mock:The kids poked fun at him for his clothes.
- Idioms poke one's nose into, [~ + object] to be overly interested in (someone's affairs);
pry into:Don't poke your nose into my affairs. poke2 /poʊk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Dialect Terms, Scottish Terms[Chiefly Midland U.S.]a bag or sack, esp. a small one.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024poke1 (pōk),USA pronunciation v., poked, pok•ing, n. v.t. - to prod or push, esp. 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.
v.i. - to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc.
- to extend or project (often fol. 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 fol. by around or about). - to go or proceed in a slow or aimless way (often fol. by along).
- poke fun at, to ridicule or mock, esp. 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. n. - a thrust or push.
- [Informal.]a slow or dawdling person;
slowpoke.
- Middle Dutch, Middle Low German poken to thrust. See poach1
- Middle English 1300–50
pok′a•ble, adj. poke2 (pōk),USA pronunciation n. - Dialect Terms, Scottish Terms[Chiefly Midland U.S. and Scot.]a bag or sack, esp. a small one.
- a wallet or purse.
- [Archaic.]a pocket.
- Middle Dutch, whence also Old North French poque, French poche bag, pocket; compare poach2, pocket, pouch
- Middle English 1250–1300
poke3 (pōk),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga projecting brim at the front of a bonnet, framing the face.
- ClothingAlso called poke′ bon′net. a bonnet or hat with such a brim.
- apparently special use of poke1 1760–70
poke4 (pōk),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologypokeweed.
- perh. shortening of obsolete pocan pokeweed, perh. variant of puccoon (pokeberries and puccoon roots were both sources of red dye) 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poke /pəʊk/ vb - (transitive) to jab or prod, as with the elbow, the finger, a stick, etc
- (transitive) to make (a hole, opening, etc) by or as by poking
- when intr, often followed by at: to thrust (at)
- (transitive) informal to hit with the fist; punch
- usually followed by in, out, out of, through, etc: to protrude or cause to protrude: don't poke your arm out of the window
- (transitive) to stir (a fire, pot, etc) by poking
- (intransitive) to meddle or intrude
- (intr; often followed by about or around) to search or pry
- poke one's nose into ⇒
n - a jab or prod
- informal a blow with one's fist; punch
Etymology: 14th Century: from Low German and Middle Dutch poken to thrust, prod, strike poke /pəʊk/ n - dialect a pocket or bag
- a pig in a poke ⇒
See pig Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Northern French poque, of Germanic origin; related to Old English pocca bag, Old Norse poki pouch, Middle Dutch poke bag; compare poach² poke /pəʊk/ n - 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from poke1 (in the sense: to thrust out, project) |