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poke¹ (p

v. poked, pok·ing, pokes

v.tr.

1. To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.

2. To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing: I poked my way to the front of the crowd.

3. To push; thrust: A seal poked its head out of the water.

4. To stir (a fire) by prodding the wood or coal with a poker or stick.

5. Slang To strike; punch.

v.intr.

1. To make thrusts or jabs, as with a stick or poker.

2. To pry or meddle; intrude: poking into another's business.

3. To search or look curiously in a desultory manner: poked about in the desk.

4. To proceed in a slow or lazy manner; putter: just poked along all morning.

5. To thrust forward; appear: The child's head poked from under the blankets.

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; tease.

[Middle English poken, probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.]

poke² (p

1. A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet.

2. A large bonnet having a projecting brim.

[From poke.]

poke³ (p

n. Chiefly Southern U.S.

A sack; a bag.

[Middle English, probably from Old North French; see pocket.]

Regional Note: A pig in a poke is concealed in a sack from the buyer. The noun poke

meaning a bag or sack

dates from the 14th century in English. In many parts of Scotland poke means a little paper bag for carrying purchases or a cone-shaped piece of paper for an ice-cream cone. The Oxford English Dictionary gives similar forms in other languages: Icelandic poki, Gaelic poc or poca, and French poche.

poke⁴ (p

Pokeweed.

[Short for dialectal pocan, of Virginia Algonquian origin; akin to puccoon.]

poke¹

1. (tr) to jab or prod, as with the elbow, the finger, a stick, etc.

2. (tr) to make (a hole, opening, etc.) by or as by poking

3. (when intr, often foll by at) to thrust (at)

4. (tr) Informal to hit with the fist; punch

5. (usually foll by in, out, out of, through, etc.) to protrude or cause to protrude don't poke your arm out of the window

6. (tr) to stir (a fire, pot, etc.) by poking

7. (intr) to meddle or intrude

8. (intr; often foll by about or around) to search or pry

9. (intr; often foll by along) to loiter, potter, dawdle, etc.

10. (tr) Slang (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with

poke fun at to mock or ridicule

poke one's nose into See nose [17]

1. a jab or prod

2. short for slowpoke

3. Informal a blow with one's fist; punch

4. Slang sexual intercourse

[from Low German and Middle Dutch poken to thrust, prod, strike]

poke²

1. Dialect a pocket or bag

a pig in a poke See pig [9]

[from Old Northern French poque, of Germanic origin; related to Old English pocca bag, Old Norse poki pouch, Middle Dutch poke bag; compare poach²]

poke³

1. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called poke bonnet a woman's bonnet with a brim that projects at the front, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries

2. (Clothing & Fashion) the brim itself

[from poke¹ (in the sense: to thrust out, project)]

poke⁴

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for pokeweed

Poke a bag containing a definite amount which varied according to the commodity.

Examples: poke of bran, 1875; of corn, 1648; of hops, 1883; of madder (20 cwt), 1347; of silver, 1733; of pardon, 1377; of pence, 1575; of plums, 1581; of wool, c. 1500.

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Noun	1.	poke - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous garget, Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, scoke pokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca
	2.	poke - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, drone do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum" lingerer, loiterer - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" potterer, putterer - a person who putters about straggler, strayer - someone who strays or falls behind
	3.	poke - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases carrier bag, paper bag, sack bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" doggie bag, doggy bag - a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog grocery bag - a sack for holding customer's groceries
	4.	poke - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" jab, jabbing, poking, thrusting, thrust gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
	5.	poke - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" biff, punch, lick, clout, slug counterpunch, parry, counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer) knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jab - a quick short straight punch rabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punch - an unexpected punch boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	poke - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" jab, prod, stab, dig thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	2.	poke - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" horn in, nose, pry, intrude search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
	3.	poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of
	4.	poke - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" pound, thump hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	5.	poke - make a hole by poking pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

poke

verb

1. jab, hit, push, stick, dig, punch, stab, thrust, butt, elbow, shove, nudge, prod Lindy poked him in the ribs.

2. protrude, stick, thrust, jut His fingers poked through the worn tips of his gloves.

noun

jab, hit, dig, punch, thrust, butt, nudge, prod John smiled and gave Richard a playful poke.

poke around or about search, fish, hunt, go through, rifle, comb, scour, grub, ferret, rummage (around), sift through, forage, scavenge, rake through, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), root about or around He poked around in the cupboard for the bottle of whisky.

Translations

poke¹ [pəʊk]

A. N

1. (= jab) → empujón m, empellón m; (with elbow) → codazo m; (with poker) → hurgonada f, hurgonazo m
he gave me a poke in the ribs (with finger) → me hincó el dedo en las costillas; (with elbow) → me dio un codazo en las costillas
to give the fire a poke → atizar la lumbre, remover la lumbre

2. to have a poke (Brit) (= have sex) → echar(se)un polvo

B. VT

1. (= jab with stick, finger etc) → pinchar, clavar; [+ fire] → hurgar, atizar, remover
to poke sb in the ribs → hincar el dedo a algn en las costillas
to poke sb with a stick → dar a algn un empujón con un palo
you nearly poked me in the eye with that! → ¡casi me saltas un ojo con eso!

2. (= thrust) → introducir
to poke a rag into a tube → meter un trapo en un tubo
to poke a stick into a crack → meter un palo en una grieta
to poke a stick into the ground → clavar un palo en el suelo
to poke one's head out (of a window) → sacar or asomar la cabeza(por una ventana)
see also nose A1

3. [+ hole] → hacer
to poke a hole in a picture → hacer un agujero en un cuadro

4. to poke fun at sb → reírse de algn

5. (US) (= punch) → pegar un puñetazo a

C. VI to poke at sth with a stick → hurgar algo con un bastón

poke about poke around VI + ADV (in drawers, attic etc) → fisgonear, hurgar; (round shops) → curiosear (pej) → fisgar, hacer indagaciones a hurtadillas
we spent a day poking about in the shops → pasamos un día curioseando en las tiendas
and now you come poking about! → ¡y ahora te metes a husmear!

poke out

A. VI + ADV (= stick out) → salir

B. VT + ADV you almost poked my eye out → casi me saltas el ojo

poke² [pəʊk] N (esp Scot) (= bag) → saco m, bolsa f
see also pig

poke [ˈpəʊk]

[+ fire] → tisonner

(= dig at) → piquer
He poked the ground with his stick → Il piquait le sol du bout de sa canne.

(= jab) (with finger) → pousser du doigt; (with elbow) → donner un coup de coude à
to poke sb in the ribs (with elbow) → enfoncer son coude dans les côtes à qn

(= put) to poke sth into sth → fourrer or enfoncer qch dans qch

[+ head] to poke one's head out of the window → passer la tête par la fenêtre
to poke one's head around the door → passer la tête par la porte
She tapped on my door and poked her head in → Elle a frappé à ma porte et a passé la tête.

to poke fun at sb/sth → se moquer de qn/qch

vi (= appear) → pointer

(= jab) → (petit) coup m
to give sb/sth a poke → donner un petit coup à qn/qch

(= look) to have a poke around sth → jeter un coup d'œil dans qch
to have a poke about → jeter un coup d'œil

(to fire) → coup m de tisonnier
to give the fire a poke → tisonner le feu

poke about

(in place) → fouiner

(in engine, sb's mouth) → fourrager; (in cupboard) → fouiner, fourrager

vt fus [+ place] → fouiner dans

poke around

(in place) → fouiner

(in engine, sb's mouth) → fourrager; (in cupboard) → fouiner, fourrager

vt fus

[+ place] → fouiner dans

[+ engine, sb's mouth] → fourrager dans; [+ cupboard] → fouiner dans, fourrager dans

poke at

vt fus [+ fire] → tisonner
She poked at her food with a fork → Elle poussait le contenu de son assiette du bout de sa fourchette.

poke out

vi (= protrude) → dépasser

poke out of

vt fus → dépasser de

poke¹

n (dial, Scot) → Beutel m, → Sack m (dial); (plastic, paper) → Tüte f ? pig

poke²

(= jab) → Stoß m, → Schubs m (inf); to give somebody/something a poke (with stick) → jdn/etw stoßen; (with finger) → jdn/etw stupsen; I got a poke in the eye from his umbrella → er stieß mir den Regenschirm ins Auge; it’s better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) (inf) → es ist besser als gar nichts

(US inf: = punch) → Schlag m; poke on the nose → Nasenstüber m

(vulg: = act of intercourse) → Vögeln nt (inf); to have a poke → vögeln (inf), → ficken (vulg)

(= jab) (with stick) → stoßen; (with finger) → stupsen; to poke the fire → das Feuer schüren, im Feuer stochern; he poked the ground with his stick → er stieß mit seinem Stock auf den Boden; he accidentally poked me in the eye → er hat mir aus Versehen ins Auge gestoßen

(US inf: = punch) → hauen (inf); to poke somebody on the nose → jdn auf die Nase hauen or schlagen

(= thrust) to poke one’s head/finger/a stick etc into something → seinen Kopf/Finger/einen Stock etc in etw (acc) → stecken; he poked his head round the door/out of the window → er streckte seinen Kopf durch die Tür/aus dem Fenster

(vulg: = have sex with) → vögeln (inf), → ficken (vulg)

(= make by poking) hole → bohren; to poke holes in somebody’s story → jds Geschichte zerpflücken

vi his elbows were poking through his sleeves → an seinen Ärmeln kamen schon die Ellenbogen durch; to poke at something (testing) → etw prüfen; (searching) → in etw (dat) → stochern; he poked at me with his finger (touching) → er stupste mich; (not touching) → er stieß mit dem Finger nach mir; the doctor poked at his ribs → der Arzt tastete seine Rippen ab; she poked at her food with a fork → sie stocherte mit einer Gabel in ihrem Essen herum; well, if you will go poking into things that don’t concern you … → na ja, wenn du deine Nase ständig in Dinge steckst, die dich nichts angehen …

poke [pəʊk]

1. n (jab) → colpetto; (with elbow) → gomitata
to give the fire a poke → attizzare il fuoco

2. vt

a. (jab with stick, finger) → dare un colpetto a
to poke sb with one's umbrella → dare un colpetto con l'ombrello a qn
you poked me in the eye → mi hai messo un dito nell'occhio
to poke the fire → attizzare il fuoco

b. to poke fun at sb (mock) → prendere in giro qn

c. (Am) (fam) (punch) → dare un pugno a

d. (thrust) → cacciare, ficcare
to poke one's head out of the window → mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra
to poke sth in(to) sth → spingere qc dentro qc

e. (make by poking) to poke a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc (con il dito, un bastone)

3. vi to poke at → dare dei colpetti a

poke about poke around vi + adv (fam) (in drawers, attic) → frugare, rovistare; (in shop) → curiosare

poke out

1. vi + adv → spuntar fuori, sporger fuori

2. vt + adv to poke sb's eye out → cavare un occhio a qn

poke [pəʊk]

1. n (jab) → colpetto; (with elbow) → gomitata
to give the fire a poke → attizzare il fuoco

2. vt

b. to poke fun at sb (mock) → prendere in giro qn

c. (Am) (fam) (punch) → dare un pugno a

d. (thrust) → cacciare, ficcare
to poke one's head out of the window → mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra
to poke sth in(to) sth → spingere qc dentro qc

e. (make by poking) to poke a hole in sth → fare un buco in qc (con il dito, un bastone)

3. vi to poke at → dare dei colpetti a

poke about poke around vi + adv (fam) (in drawers, attic) → frugare, rovistare; (in shop) → curiosare

poke out

1. vi + adv → spuntar fuori, sporger fuori

2. vt + adv to poke sb's eye out → cavare un occhio a qn

poke

v poke [pəuk]

1 to push something into; to prod He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow. steek يَدفَع، يَنْخُسُ мушкам strčit, šťouchnout støde; puffe stoßen χώνω, μπήγω, σπρώχνω meter torkama, müksama سیخونک زدن؛ فرو کردن tökätä enfoncer (dans) לִתקוֹע ढकेलना gurkanje lök(dös) menusuk pota í cacciare; dare un colpetto 突く 쑤시다 (pa)stumti, kumštelėti []bikstīt mencuit; menyiku porren, steken stikke, dytte wetknąć, szturchnąć espetar a împinge; a înghionti тыкать, толкать strčiť, štuchnúť dregniti ćušnuti stöta [], sticka ผลัก dürt(ükle)mek 插 совати, пхати گھسانا đẩy; chọc 插

2 to make (a hole) by doing this She poked a hole in the sand with her finger. steek يَثْقُب правя дупка в udělat (díru) stikke bohren ανοίγω τρύπα, σκαλίζω hacer un agujero uuristama کندن pistää faire un trou dans לַעֲשוֹת חוִר ठेलना čeprkanje döf membuat lubang stinga (gat á) (fare un buco) つついてあける 쑤셔 구멍을 만들다 išdurti []bakstīt; []durt mengorek boren stikke hull i dziurawić, przebijać fazer um buraco a face (o gaură) протыкать urobiť (dieru) zvrtati (luknjo) napraviti rupu peta, sticka จิ้ม batırarak delik açmak 捅(洞) протикати چھيد کر سوارخ کرنا chọc thành lỗ 捅（洞）

3 to (cause to) protrude or project She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets. uitsteek يُبْرِزُ издавам vstrčit; vystrčit stikke (vor-)strecken χώνω, προεξέχω asomar välja pistma بیرون آمدن työntyä esiin dépasser (de) לִתחוֹב izbiti ki- v. bedugja (a fejét) menyembulkan reka (út um) sporgere 突き出す 내밀다 (iš)kišti, kyšoti izbāzt[]; pabāzt[] menjengukkan; terjulur steken stikke gjennom/ut fra wystawać, wystawiać projectar(-se) a scoate высовывать(ся) (vy)strčiť pomoliti; moleti proturiti sticka โผล่ออกมา uzatmak, çık(art)mak (頭向外)伸 висовувати(ся) ڈالنا thò ra （头向外）伸

an act of poking; a prod or nudge He gave me a poke in the arm. steek نَخْسَه، دَفْعَه мушване rýpnutí, šťouchanec stød; puf der Stoß σκουντιά empujón, golpe müks سقلمه؛ ضربه tökkäys coup דְחִיפָה टिहुतियाव, कुहनी की मार bockanje lökés sodokan olnbogaskot gomitata 一突き 찌르기 kumštelėjimas, niuksas piebikstīšana; dunka; belziens cuitan por dytt, støt pchnięcie, szturchnięcie cotovelada ghiont толчок, тычок štuchanec sunek ćuškanje stöt, knuff การผลัก düt(ükle)me 捅 поштовх, стусан دھکا cú đẩy; cú chọc 捅

n poker

a (usually metal) rod for stirring up a fire. poker مِحْراك النّار ръжен pohrabáč ildrager der Feuerhaken σκαλιστήρι φωτιάς atizador (ahju)roop میله hiilihanko tisonnier מַחתָה कुरेदनी žarač piszkavas pengorek api skörungur attizzatoio 火かき 부지깽이, 불쑤시게 žarsteklis (krāsns) kruķis penggodek api kachelpook ildrake pogrzebacz atiçador vătrai кочерга kutáč grebljica žarač eldgaffel แท่งโลหะสำหรับเขี่ย ocak sürgüsü 撥火棍棒 коцюба کرچھا، آگ کريدني que cời lửa 拨火棍棒

adj poky, pokey

(of a room etc) small, with not enough space. klein ضَيِّق тесен těsný trang eng στενάχωρος, άβολος minúsculo, diminuto kitsas تنگ و تاریک ahdas exigu צַר जरा सा जगह skučen szegényes kecil þröngur piccolo 狭い 비좁은 ankštas šaurs; saspiests sempit benauwd trangt om plassen ciasny acanhado strâmt, îngust тесный tesný majhen tesan trång, kyffig แคบ ufak, kutu gibi 狹小的，簡陋的(地方) тісний تنگ، چھوٹا nhỏ 狭小的，简陋的（地方）

poke about/around

to look or search for something among other things. rondsoek يُفَتِّش търся prohrabávat lede igennem; rode rundt herumtasten ανασκαλεύω fisgonear tuhnima دنبال چیزی گشتن penkoa fourrager (dans) לְחַטֵט खोजना njuškati po,prčkati po tapogatózva keres mencari-cari snuðra; gramsa í frugare 探す 뒤지다 naršyti, šniukštinėti okšķerēt; taustīties menyelongkar overal zoeken snuse omkring myszkować tactear a căuta (prin) искать, шарить prehrabávať (sa) brskati pretraživati gå och rota (snoka) ตรวจค้น karıştırarak aramak 尋找，逛，閒盪 цікавитися ڈھونڈنا lục tìm 寻找，逛，闲荡

poke fun at

to laugh at unkindly The children often poked fun at him because of his stammer. spot, terg يَهْزأ بِ، يَسْخَر من надсмивам се posmívat se gøre grin med sich lustig machen über κοροϊδεύω, πειράζω άσχημα burlarse de alguien narritama مسخره کردن pilkata se moquer de לִלעוֹג की हंसी उड़ाना, का उपहास करना podbadanje kinevet menertawakan gera gys að prendere in giro ～をからかう 놀리다 pasijuokti iš zoboties; apsmiet mentertawakan voor de gek houden drive gjøn med robić pośmiewisko z fazer troça de a râde de насмехаться над posmievať sa norčevati se ismevati göra narr av หัวเราะใส่ alay etmek 取笑某人 підсміюватися مذاق اڑانا chế giễu ai 取笑某人

poke one's nose into

to interfere with other people's business He is always poking his nose into my affairs. jou neus in sake steek يَحْشُر أنفَهُ намесвам се strkat nos do stikke sin næse i überall seine Nase hineinstecken χώνω τη μύτη μου, παρεμβαίνω meter la nariz en oma nina toppima فضولی کردن nuuskia muiden asioita fourrer son nez dans לִתחוֹב אֶת הַאָף वह हमेशा मेरे मामले में टांग अड़ाता है zaviriti beleüti az orrát ikut campur snuðra, hnÿsast í ficcare il naso in おせっかいする 참견하다 kišti nosį į bāzt degunu cita darīšanās menjaga tepi kain orang zijn neus ergens insteken legge nesen sin opp i wścibiać nos w nie swoje sprawy meter o nariz em a-şi vârî nasul în совать свой нос в strkať nos do vtikati nos v gurati nos u tuđe stvari lägga näsan i blöt ยุ่ง burnunu sokmak 干涉他人的事 сунути свого носа مداخلت کرنا chõ mũi vào chuyện người khác 干涉他人的事

poke → يَلْكُم šťouchnout støde stupsen μπήγω clavar tökätä tisonner bockati colpire つつく 찌르다 te voorschijn komen skubbe szturnąć cutucar, espetar тыкать stöta แหย่ด้วยข้อศอกหรือนิ้ว dürtmek chọc 戳

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