poke
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[ pohk ]
/ poʊk /
verb (used with object), poked, pok·ing.
verb (used without object), poked, pok·ing.
noun
a thrust or push.
Informal.
a slow or dawdling person; slowpoke.
Idioms for poke
poke fun at,
to ridicule or mock, especially covertly or slyly: In her novel, she pokes fun at her ex-husband.
poke one's nose into, Informal.
to meddle in; pry into: We felt as if half the people in town were poking their noses into our lives.
Origin of poke
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1300–50; Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German
poken to thrust. See
poach1
OTHER WORDS FROM poke
pok·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby poke
British Dictionary definitions for poke around (1 of 4)
poke
1
/ (pəʊk) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for poke
C14: from Low German and Middle Dutch
poken to thrust, prod, strike
British Dictionary definitions for poke around (2 of 4)
Word Origin for poke
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
British Dictionary definitions for poke around (3 of 4)
poke
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/ (pəʊk) /
noun
Also called: poke bonnet
a woman's bonnet with a brim that projects at the front, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
the brim itself
Word Origin for poke
C18: from
poke
1 (in the sense: to thrust out, project)
British Dictionary definitions for poke around (4 of 4)
Idioms and Phrases with poke around (1 of 2)
poke around
Also, poke about. Look through things; also, make an investigation. For example, I was poking around the attic when I found these old photos, or The detective was poking about, tracking where she went on that fatal day. [Early 1800s] Also see nose about; poke one's nose into.
Idioms and Phrases with poke around (2 of 2)
poke