n. 25B6; verb
she poked him in the ribs : PROD, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick.
leave the cable poking out : STICK OUT, jut out, protrude, project, extend.
25B6; noun
Carrie gave him a poke : PROD, jab, dig, elbow, nudge.
a poke in the arm : JAB, dig, nudge, shove, stab.
25A0; poke about/around SEARCH, hunt, rummage (around), forage, grub, root about/around, scavenge, nose around, ferret (about/around); sift through, rifle through, scour, comb, probe; Brit. informal rootle (around).
25A0; poke fun at MOCK, make fun of, ridicule, laugh at, jeer at, sneer at, deride, scorn, scoff at, pillory, lampoon, tease, taunt, rag, chaff, jibe at; informal send up, take the mickey out of, kid, rib; Brit. informal wind up; N. Amer. informal goof on, rag on; Austral./NZ informal poke mullock at.
25A0; poke one's nose into PRY INTO, interfere in, intrude on, butt into, meddle with; informal snoop into.