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take a poke at someone1 informal Hit or punch someone.There are advantages and disadvantages to this; the advantage is that, done in a crowded situation, you don't have to be the immediate suspect if you take a poke at someone whose back is turned....- But, like his twin before, he too took a poke at me, which just barely missed as I ducked behind mom, who was frowning in disapproval.
- Plus, there are these guys I had a bit of an altercation with last week who'd love to take a poke at me, and I ain't about to help them out.
1.1Criticize someone: he took a poke at the tournament’s sponsors, a cigarette company...- He also took a poke at Panday's popular statement of giving his blood, sweat and tears to build the UNC.
- And of course I couldn't resist taking a poke at Justice Moore and his Ten Commandments monument.
- She shows depth on the inspirational ‘Get Up Again,’ and the grown-up ‘Our Child,’ and takes a poke at her detractors on ‘You Will Never.’
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