poke

Definitions


[pəʊk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object
(e.g: he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed)

- thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction
(e.g: I poked my head around the door to see what was going on)


Phrases:
- be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
- poke one's nose into
- take a poke at someone

Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German poken, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 18th century


[pəʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of poking someone or something
(e.g: she gave the fire a poke)

- a look or search around a place
(e.g: his mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke round)

- power or acceleration in a car
(e.g: I expect you'd prefer something with a bit more poke)

- a woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century


Phrases:
- be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
- poke one's nose into
- take a poke at someone

Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German poken, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 18th century


[pəʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bag or small sack
(e.g: he fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Northern French poke, variant of Old French poche ‘pocket’. Compare with pouch


[pəʊk], (Noun)

Definitions:

- a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from Algonquian poughkone (see puccoon)


[ˈpəʊkeɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Hawaiian dish of marinated raw fish or seafood, often served over rice
(e.g: a buffet full of Hawaiian favourites like fresh poke)


Phrases:

Origin:
Hawaiian, literally ‘a slice’




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