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1 jab, stick, prod, dig, goad, stab, thrust, push, elbow, nudge, jog, jostle, butt, shove:
Be careful not to poke someone in the eye with your umbrella. He tells a joke, then pokes me in the ribs to make sure I've got it
2 punch, hit, strike, box, cuff, smite, smack:
I made a suggestive remark and she poked me in the jaw.
3 pry, nose (about or around), stick one's nose into, intrude, dig, probe, investigate; meddle, interfere, butt in, tamper; Colloq snoop:
I wish they would stop poking into my affairs.
4 poke fun (at). tease, ridicule, mock, make fun of, jeer (at), chaff, taunt, twit, make sport of, needle, Colloq kid, rib, Brit send up, take the mickey out of:
People who don't understand something often poke fun at it. Stop poking fun at my hat.
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5 jab, prod, dig, stab, thrust, push, elbow, finger, nudge, jog, jostle, butt, shove:
Every time Rodney wants to emphasize a point, he gives you a poke.
6 punch, hit, box, jab, cuff, smack, blow:
If anyone says anything bad about you, I'll give him a poke in the nose.