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- [pohk]
- /poʊk/
- /pəʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohk]
- /poʊk/
Definitions of poke word
- verb with object poke to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs. 1
- verb with object poke to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing. 1
- verb with object poke to thrust or push: She poked her head out of the window. 1
- verb with object poke to force, drive, or stir by or as by pushing or thrusting: He poked the fire up. 1
- verb with object poke to thrust obtrusively: The prosecutor kept poking his finger at the defendant. 1
- verb without object poke to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc. 1
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Origin of poke
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German poken to thrust. See poach1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Poke
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
poke popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
poke usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poke
noun poke
- alembic — an obsolete type of retort used for distillation
- attache — An attaché is a member of staff in an embassy, usually with a special responsibility for something.
- attaches — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
- billfold — A billfold is a small flat folded case, usually made of leather or plastic, where you can keep banknotes and credit cards.
verb poke
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
- bogged — wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
adj poke
noun, verb poke
- clonk — to make a loud dull thud
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