poke

/poʊk/

verbnounpoke

Remember: it’s one quick action—one syllable—so it’s just PO-KE: “Poke once, then stop.”

Yes, it's poke. The long O sound is made by the silent E: pok + e → poke.

Definitions

  1. verbto push or jab someone or something with a finger or a pointed object
  2. verbto make a small hole in something by pushing through it
  3. verbto stick out or project (often used with “out”)
  4. nouna quick push or jab, especially with a finger
  5. noun(informal) a bag or sack, especially in older usage (e.g., “a poke of corn”)

Examples

  • “He gave the dough a poke to see if it would spring back.”
  • “Please don’t poke your sister with that stick.”
  • “A branch began to poke out through the fence.”

Synonyms

jabprodnudgepoke atprick

Antonyms

pullwithdraw

Translations

ES pincharPT cutucarFR pousser du doigt

Common misspellings

pokpookpoakpoekpockpoakepoké

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