poke
🇺🇸
/pəʊk/
🇬🇧
/pəʊk/
noun
R
a quick push with a finger or object
He gave me a poke in the side to get my attention.
R
power in a car engine
This car has good poke for quick acceleration.
verb
R
to push someone or something quickly with a finger or object
She gave him a poke to wake him up.
R
to push or move something with a quick movement
He used a stick to poke the button.
R
to stick out from behind or under something
Rocks poke through the soil in the garden.
R
to make a hole by pushing into something
Children often poke holes in paper with pencils.
R
to have sex with someone
translation
a quick push with a finger or object; power in a car engine
to push someone or something quickly with a finger or object; to push or move something with a quick movement; to stick out from behind or under something; to make a hole by pushing into something; to have sex with someone
Word Forms
3rd Present
pokes
Progressive
poking
Past
poked
Perfect
poked
Plural
pokes