pokeverb
uk/pəʊk/us/poʊk/poke verb (PUSH)
[ T ] to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something:
You'll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you're not careful!
Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.
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Pushing and shoving
- barge
- bring
- bring sb down
- bundle
- dig
- force
- frogmarch
- heave
- jostle
- nudge
- push
- push off
- push sb/sth over
- ram
- repel
- scrum
- shove
- stab
- upend
- wheel
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poke verb (APPEAR)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause something to) appear or stretch out from behind or through something else:
Cathy poked her head round the door to say hello.
The first green shoots are poking up through the soil.
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Protruding and sticking out
- bristle
- bulbous
- bulge
- jut
- ledge
- male
- outcrop
- overhang
- peek
- project
- projection
- protrude
- protrusion
- protuberance
- protuberant
- proud
- stick
- stick (sth) out
- stick out
- stick up
poke verb (ON INTERNET)
to greet someone on a social networking website by leaving them a special short message
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- chill room
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web hosting
- web-enabled
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Welcoming, greeting & greetings
Idiom(s)
poke fun at sb
Phrasal verb(s)
poke around
pokenoun [ C ]
uk/pəʊk/us/poʊk/the act of poking someone or something:
She gave me a poke in the stomach.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pushing and shoving
- barge
- bring
- bring sb down
- bundle
- dig
- force
- frogmarch
- heave
- jostle
- nudge
- push
- push off
- push sb/sth over
- ram
- repel
- scrum
- shove
- stab
- upend
- wheel
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