Poke definition and meaning
Poke definition: If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp… | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
poke
(
p
oʊ
k
)
Word forms:
pokes
,
poking
,
poked
1.
transitive verb
poke
someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
Lindy poked him in the ribs.
2.
transitive verb
poke
one thing
into
another, you push the first thing into the second thing.
He poked his finger into the hole.
3.
intransitive verb
pokes out of
or
through
another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other
thing.
He saw the dog’s twitching nose poke out of the basket.
4.
transitive verb
/
intransitive verb
poke
your head through an opening or if it
pokes
through an opening, you push it through, often so that you can see something more
easily.
Julie tapped on my door and poked her head in.
6.
to poke your nose into something
poke
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poke
in American English
1
(
poʊk
)
verb transitive
Word forms:
poked
or
ˈpoking
1.
a.
b.
Slang
2.
to
poke
a hole in a bag
3.
4.
to
poke
one’s head out a window
verb intransitive
5.
at
something)
6.
7.
sometimes with
about
or
around
8.
9.
often with
along
noun
10.
a.
nudge
b.
Slang
11.
12.
Idioms:
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ME
poken
< MDu or LowG
poke
in American English
2
(
poʊk
)
noun
1.
Dialectal
2.
Archaic
3.
Slang
a.
b.
money
, esp. all that one has
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OFr
poke, poque
< Frank *
pokka
< IE base *
beu-
, to blow up, swell >
puck
2
poke
in American English
3
(
poʊk
)
US
noun
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earlier
pocan
< AmInd (Virginian)
puccoon
, weed used for staining
poke
in British English
1
(
pəʊk
)
verb
1.
(
transitive
)
2.
(
transitive
)
3.
(
when
intr,
often foll by
at
)
4.
(
transitive
)
informal
5.
(
usually foll by
in, out, out of, through,
etc
)
6.
(
transitive
)
7.
(
intransitive
)
8.
(
intr;
often foll by
about
or
around
)
9.
(
intransitive
;
often foll by
along
)
10.
(
transitive
)
vulgar
,
slang
11.
See
poke fun at
12.
noun
13.
14.
short for
slowpoke
15.
informal
16.
vulgar
,
slang
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C14: from Low German and Middle Dutch
poken
to thrust, prod, strike
poke
in British English
2
(
pəʊk
)
noun
1.
dialect
2.
See
a pig in a poke
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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
poke
in British English
3
(
pəʊk
)
noun
1.
Also called
:
poke bonnet
2.
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C18: from
poke
1
(in the sense: to thrust out, project)
poke
in British English
4
(
pəʊk
)
noun
short for
pokeweed
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pokē
in British English
(
ˈpəʊkeɪ
)
noun
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Hawaiian, literally: to slice