(~s, poking, ~d)
1.
If you ~ someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with a sharp object.
Lindy ~d him in the ribs.
= jab
VERB: V n
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Poke is also a noun.
John smiled at them and gave Richard a playful ~.
= prod
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ one thing into another, you push the first thing into the second thing.
He ~d his finger into the hole.
VERB: V n into n
3.
If something ~s out of or through another thing, you can see part of it appearing from behind or underneath the other thing.
He saw the dog’s twitching nose ~ out of the basket...
His fingers ~d through the worn tips of his gloves.
VERB: V out of n, V through n
4.
If you ~ your head through an opening or if it ~s through an opening, you push it through, often so that you can see something more easily.
Julie tapped on my door and ~d her head in...
Raymond’s head ~d through the doorway.
VERB: V n adv/prep, V prep/adv
5.
to ~ fun at: see fun
to ~ your nose into something : see nose