pokes (Meaning)
pokes
wallet, to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedly, to move or act slowly or aimlessly, to look about or through something without system, purse, a cutting remark, meddle, to strike out at something, a blow with the fist, to cause to project, to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing, prod, jab, to search over or through usually without purpose, to become stuck out or forward, ridicule, mock, to produce by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing, to be nosy especially about things that do not concern one, a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet, hit, punch, jab, prod, a Hawaiian salad made typically from cubed pieces of raw seafood (such as tuna) marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil and mixed with onions or other ingredients, to interpose or interject in a meddlesome manner, to hit (a blooper) in baseball, to move slowly or lazily, to cause to prod, to make (one's way) by poking, pierce, stab, to deliver (a blow) with the fist, to stick out or cause to stick out, to produce by or as if by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing, a quick thrust, bag entry 1 sense 1a, sack, pokeweed, bag, sack, thrust entry 1 sense 2, stab
Synonyms & Antonyms of pokes
pokes Sentence Examples
- The child playfully pokes her finger into the soft dough.
- The cat pokes its head through the cat flap, eager to explore.
- The carpenter pokes a nail into the wood to secure it.
- The doctor pokes the patient's abdomen to check for tenderness.
- The teacher pokes the student's shoulder to get their attention.
- The dog pokes its nose under the couch, searching for something lost.
- The hiker pokes a stick into the loose ground to test its stability.
- The artist pokes a brush into the paint to create a new shade.
- The needle pokes through the fabric, piercing the skin beneath.
- The curious toddler pokes her fingers into every nook and cranny she can find.
FAQs About the word pokes
wallet, to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedly, to move or act slowly or aimlessly, to look about or through something without
punches, digs,jabs, nudges, shoves, dabs,pushes, sticks, lunges, jerks
commendations,compliments, praises, acclaim,accolades, flatteries, adulations,applauses
The child playfully pokes her finger into the soft dough.
The cat pokes its head through the cat flap, eager to explore.
The carpenter pokes a nail into the wood to secure it.
The doctor pokes the patient's abdomen to check for tenderness.
