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, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for poking

British Dictionary definitions for poking (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 poking (2 of 4)

poke 2
/ (pəʊk) /

noun

dialect a pocket or bag
a pig in a poke See pig (def. 9)

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 poking (3 of 4)

poke 3
/ (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 poking (4 of 4)

poke 4
/ (pəʊk) /

noun

short for pokeweed

Idioms and Phrases with poking

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