pokes in English

noun

1

an act of poking someone or something.

she gave the fire a poke

synonyms: prod, jab, dig, elbow, nudge, shove, stab

2

a woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century.

A Pennsylvania Amish in a poke bonnet goes next, happy as a bug.

3

power or acceleration in a car.

I expect you'd prefer something with a bit more poke

4

a bag or small sack.

More exotic Scots words would include stoorsooker pokes , for vacuum cleaner bags and tea-pokies for tea bags.

verb

1

jab or prod (someone or something), especially with one's finger.

he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed

synonyms: prod, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick

2

move slowly; dawdle.

I was poking along , my vision blocked by that curtain of sleet

noun

prod, jab, dig, elbow, nudge, shove, stab
scoke, garget
drone, lagger, trailer, dawdler, laggard
thrust, jab, thrusting, jabbing
clout, slug, biff, punch, lick
paper bag, carrier bag, sack

verb

prod, stick out, pound, stab, horn in
prod, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick
stick out, jut out, protrude, project, extend
pound, thump
stab, dig, jab, prod
horn in, intrude, nose, pry

Use "pokes" in a sentence

1. The film Amusingly pokes fun at the media

2. She pokes the other end inside her nostril.

3. The pigeon cuts open Yun Duo, E pokes billow wave.

4. The play pokes fun at the Absurdities of life.

5. 1 The film amusingly pokes fun at the media.

6. The handle of the power mower pokes up intact.

7. The Dragon Pokes Back (Fairy Tail) by Cambrian Fandoms: Fairy Tail

8. He pokes it through the bottom of the popcorn box they share.

9. " Hey!'says the guy as he pokes the application. " At least I'm not a quitter. "

10. He marches to the entrance of the henabode and pokes out his head assertively: Ah ha!

11. She pokes holes and slices into each solar Comedone before any squeezing can start

12. He also pokes fun at his 2009 arrest by posing for a fake mugshot.

13. What are the dastardly deeds, thoughts and fantasies which your Negative Ego pokes and taunts you with?

14. 'A Royal Scandal' is an hour-long romp that pokes fun at British royal marriages.

15. A solitary church steeple pokes through the hardened lava to remind us silently of that cataclysm.

16. The 102nd Chairborne Ranger Morale Patch pokes fun at the "Keyboard Commandos" that we all know

17. Then, looking up in the turret, you see there are bulges and pokes and sags and so forth.

18. A congenital Bladder diverticulum forms when some of the Bladder lining pokes through a weak part in the Bladder wall

19. The sawed-off vehicle pokes gentle fun at the series of white automobiles tumbling through SAM’s lobby, Asparkle with LED lights

20. Researchers say the creature’s single antler, which pokes up like a Cowlick from the middle of its head, may be the result of a genetic

21. A funny and clever reshaping of Emma, Clueless offers a soft satire that pokes as much fun at teen films as it does at the Beverly Hills glitterati.

22. When it chooses a place to set up home, it pokes its tongue-shaped foot out of its shell and presses it against a solid surface.

23. CNN's Anderson Cooper pokes fun at an anchor who misused the word "Canoodle" when talking to a fellow colleague on air.For more CNN videos, check out our You

24. Researchers say the creature’s single antler, which pokes up like a Cowlick from the middle of its head, may be the result of a genetic anomaly — although its twin has two horns, the AP reports.