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View definitions for poke

poke

noun as in push, thrust

verb as in interfere, snoop

Strongest matches

Weak match

verb as in move along slowly

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Example Sentences

Unusually jaunty when he met with reporters Monday, Foster poked fun at the academic merits of the school across town.

But for the song to work its magic in the musical, Albin’s interior life must poke through the makeup, dresses and temperamental diva histrionics.

Did a Bruin just unnecessarily poke a Trojan?

In the wake of the recall, several Costco customers poked fun at the ridiculousness of warning customers that butter is made from a dairy product.

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By the early aughts an older, wiser Dolours is disillusioned with the meaninglessness of so much bloodshed and pondering what it means to have so many spent matches poking her from inside her pockets.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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