'poke' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'poke' with 12 example sentences.
- poke noun
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: 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
: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
: (boxing) a blow with the fist
- poke verb
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: poke or thrust abruptly
: search or inquire in a meddlesome way
: stir by poking
: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
: make a hole by poking
My mother is always poking her nose into my private life.
Don't buy a pig in a poke.
You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.
The teacher pokes his nose into everything.
I don't mean to poke my nose into your affairs.
We poke fun at each other.
She poked her sister in the eye with a stick.
This article pokes fun at vegetarians.
Don't poke fun at foreigners.
Poke the fire. It's going out.
Don't poke the bear.
They poked fun at some of his films.