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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" Similar
- 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" Similar
- 2. a look or search around a place: informal "his mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke around"
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: 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.
to (cause something to) appear or stretch out from behind or through something else: Cathy poked her head round the door to say hello. poke up through The first green shoots are poking up through the soil. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Protruding and sticking out. beetling.
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.
n. 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.]
If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
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.
Poke (/ ˈ p oʊ k eɪ /; Hawaiian for 'to slice' or 'cut crosswise into pieces'; [3] [4] sometimes anglicised as poké to aid pronunciation as two syllables) [5] [6] [7] is a dish of diced raw fish tossed in sauce and served either as an appetizer or a main course.
Poke, dish of Hawaiian origin composed of small pieces of raw fish that are marinated and then served with vegetables, rice, and other ingredients. In the Polynesian language spoken in Hawaii, poke, which rhymes with okay, means “chunk” or “something cut away,” usually by crosscutting.
[transitive] poke something + adv./prep. to push something somewhere or move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement He poked his head around the corner to check that nobody was coming. Someone had poked a message under the door. Don't poke her eye out with that stick!
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.
