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21poke — I. /poʊk / (say pohk) verb (poked, poking) –verb (t) 1. to thrust against or into (something) with the finger or arm, a stick, etc.; prod: to poke a person in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as by thrusting. 3. to thrust or… …
22poke — Ⅰ. poke1 (pōk) v. poked, pok·ing, pokes v. tr. 1. To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod. 2. To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing: »I poked my way to the front of the crowd …
23poke — [[t]po͟ʊk[/t]] pokes, poking, poked 1) VERB If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object. [V n] Lindy poked him in the ribs. Syn: prod N COUNT Poke is also a noun. John smiled at them and gave… …
24poke — 1 verb 1 WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC (T) to quickly push into something or someone with your finger, a stick, or something pointed: Andy poked the fish to see if it was still alive. | Be careful with that umbrella, or you ll poke someone in the eye.… …
25poke — I [[t]poʊk[/t]] v. poked, pok•ing, n. 1) to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed 2) to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as if by prodding or pushing 3) to thrust or push: She poked her head out of the window[/ex] 4) to force,… …
26poke — {{11}}poke (n.1) sack, early 13c., probably from O.N.Fr. poque (12c.), probably from a P.Gmc. *puk (Cf. O.E. pocca, M.Du. poke, O.N. poki bag, pocket ), from PIE root *beu , an imitative root associated with words for to swell. {{12}}poke (n.2)… …
27poke — 1. (the) obsolete summary dismissal from employment Punning on the meaning to push, and a poke is also a sack, as in the phrase buy a pig in a poke, to be deceived or cheated: He s gi en him t poke. (Leeds Mercury Supplement, April… …
28poke — poke1 verb 1》 jab or prod with a finger or a sharp object. ↘prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. 2》 (poke about/around) look or search around a place. 3》 (often poke out) thrust out or protrude in a particular… …
29poke — poke1 pokable, adj. /pohk/, v., poked, poking, n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing.… …
30poke — 1. verb 1) she poked him in the ribs Syn: prod, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick 2) leave the cable poking out Syn: stick out, jut out, protrude …
