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Definition: Meaning of, poke in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pəʊk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
poke poked poked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
poking pokes
  1. with a finger/stick etc [intransitive and transitive] to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someone
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  2. through a space/hole [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or push something through a space or opening
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  3. be seen [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it
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  4. poke a hole to make a hole or hollow area in something by pushing something pointed into or through it
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  5. poke holes in something to find mistakes or problems in a plan or in what someone has said
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  6. poke fun at somebody to make fun of someone in an unkind way
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  7. poke your nose into something informal to take an interest or get involved in someone else's private affairs, in a way that annoys them
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  8. poke the fire to move coal or wood in a fire with a stick to make it burn better
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  9. sex [transitive] spoken not polite to have sex with a woman
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
poke pokes
[countable]
  1. give somebody/something a poke to quickly push your fingers, a stick etc into something or someone
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  2. American English informal a criticism of someone or something
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poke used in phrases

  • Indian poke (noun)
    1. north American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
    2. pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China
  • poke about (verb)
    1. search haphazardly
  • poke at (verb)
    1. to push against gently
  • poke bonnet (noun)
    1. a hat tied under the chin
  • poke check (noun)
    1. knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick
  • poke fun (verb)
    1. subject to laughter or ridicule
  • poke into (verb)
    1. enter briefly
    2. examine physically with or as if with a probe
  • poke milkweed (noun)
    1. milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
  • poke out (verb)
    1. reach outward in space
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poke used in phrasal verbs

  • poke around (phrasal verb)
    1. to try to find something, especially by moving other things
    2. to try to get information, especially when other people do not want you to
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Pronunciation: mɒk
Parts of Speech: verb
[transitive] formal to make something seem completely useless
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