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- DictionaryPoke/pōk/
verb
- 1. jab or prod (someone or something), especially with one's finger: "he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed"
- 2. thrust (something) in a particular direction: "I poked my head around the door to see what was going on"
noun
- 1. an act of poking someone or something: "she gave the fire a poke"
- 2. a look or search around a place: informal "his mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke around"
: 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 definition: to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, such as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.. See examples of POKE used in a sentence.
POKE definition: 1. to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something: 2. to (cause…. Learn more.
A poke is a jab or a sharp push, usually with something thin or pointed, like a finger, a stick, or even an elbow. The main idea behind a poke is a prodding action that creates a depression or hole, as when you poke someone in the ribs with your finger.
If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
Poke definition: To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.
to quickly push your finger or other pointed object into someone or something: Nell kept poking me in the arm. He poked the fire with his stick. poke (sth) round/out/through, etc. to appear through or from behind something, or to make something do this: Grace poked her head round the door.
Definition of poke verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
poke. noun. /pəʊk/. /pəʊk/. Idioms. [countable, usually singular] the action of quickly pushing your fingers or another object into somebody/something. to give the fire a poke. He gave me a poke in the ribs to wake me up.
1. A push, thrust, or jab. 2. Slang A punch or blow with the fist: a poke in the jaw. 3. One who moves slowly or aimlessly; a dawdler. Idiom: poke fun at. To ridicule in a mischievous manner. [Middle English poken, probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.]
