poke

8 definitions • 10 examples

to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something:

poke someone in something You'll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you're not careful!

poke something into something Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.

to (cause something to) appear or stretch out from behind or through something else:

Cathy poked her head round the door to say hello.

poke up through The first green shoots are poking up through the soil.

to greet someone on a social networking website by leaving them a special short message

the act of poking someone or something:

give someone a poke in something She gave me a poke in the stomach.

another word for

a Hawaiian dish containing food cut into small pieces, especially squares of raw ahi (= a type of tuna, a large sea fish):

Their ahi tuna poke was delicious.

They opened a poké takeaway.

to push a finger or other object into someone or something, or to push something through or past someone or something:

[ T ] Quit poking me to move ahead – there are people in front of me.

[ T ] Josie poked her head around the corner to see what made the noise.

to involve yourself or take part in (something) that is not your responsibility or does not involve you:

He’s always poking into other people’s business.