poked

Variant of poke

transitive verb poked, poking

    1. to push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; prod
    2. Slang to hit with the fist
  1. to make by poking: to poke a hole in a bag
  2. to stir up (a fire) by jabbing the coals with a poker
  3. to thrust (something) forward; intrude: to poke one's head out a window

Origin: ME poken < MDu or LowG

intransitive verb

  1. to make jabs with a stick, poker, etc. (at something)
  2. to intrude; meddle
  3. to pry or search: sometimes with about or around
  4. to stick out; protrude
  5. to live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle: often with along

noun

    1. the act of poking; jab; thrust; nudge
    2. Slang a blow with the fist
  1. slowpoke
  2. a poke bonnet, or its projecting front brim
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