Object

• hole: Why did God poke a hole in Whales head?

• ball: Craig O'Connor tried to poke the ball past him allowing Carroll to tap the ball in seemingly from an offside position.

Modifies a noun

• tincture: I use poke root tincture to kick my immune system into high gear.

• bonnet: At the end of the century the waistline rose and the poke bonnet evolved.

• fun: A lot of the jokes in the film poke fun at the British.

• root: I use poke root tincture to kick my immune system into high gear.

• hole: The local guide pointed out poke holes and guano of Brown Kiwi, on the track!

Modifying Another Word

• gently: Drop pill into cat's mouth and poke gently.

Noun used with modifier

• toe: Instead they hesitated and allowed substitute Williams to sneak in and toe poke past a bewildered Beresford.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• out: He looks frail, with a bony shoulder poking out of his faded Batman T-shirt.

Preposition: with

• stick: Someone really ought to give it a poke with a stick.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• around: With a couple of years to poke around, you may find the perfect place for you.