What does poke mean

Idioms about poke. Chiefly Midland U. Also called poke bonnet. Origin of poke 3 First recorded in —70; apparently special use of poke 1.

Words related to poke jab , dig , nudge , prod , protrude , punch , shove , stab , stick , stick out , peek , pry , drag , blow , boost , bunt , butt , hit , arouse , awaken. How to use poke in a sentence They get a full spread of poke , prawns, locally caught fish and kalua pork served on their balcony. How hotels are making guests feel safer this summer Christopher Elliott June 16, Washington Post.

Today in D. Summer Edith Wharton. Cathy poked her head round the door to say hello. The first green shoots are poking up through the soil. Protruding and sticking out. Internet terminology. Idioms poke the bear. Phrasal verb poke around. She gave me a poke in the stomach. He gave his brother a poke in the arm. Examples of poke. I suggest that if he pokes his nose any further into this he will get it punched by local authorities. From the Hansard archive.

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3. Specula- tors are already poking their noses here and there, trying to smell out what profits are in it for them. Is it not a fact that these old folk, like everybody else, do not like people poking about in their houses?

I think it will be disclosed, when we have the replies, that our old friend the means test pokes his head up again. There is a clear role for the media, which need to stop using stereotypical images and stop poking fun.

A very odd thing about politicians is that we love poking into other people's business. We have our wives and families in them, but we do not want anybody else poking around. He pokes fun at that; be does not think there can be such a thing. All kinds of gibes could no doubt be poked at us. I wonder how much of that is due to people poking their fingers in the wrong holes.

I poked my way to the front of the crowd. To stir a fire by prodding the wood or coal with a poker or stick. To make thrusts or jabs, as with a stick or poker. To proceed in a slow or lazy manner; putter. A poke bonnet, or its projecting front brim. Poke is defined as to prod or push. To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.

To push; thrust. A seal poked its head out of the water. To pry or meddle; intrude. To thrust forward; appear. The child's head poked from under the blankets.

A push, thrust, or jab. One who moves slowly or aimlessly; a dawdler. A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet. A large bonnet having a projecting brim. To make by poking. To stir up a fire by jabbing the coals with a poker. To thrust something forward; intrude.