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poke

გამოთქმა: /pəʊk/

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Universal
  • 1an act of poking someone or something:she gave the fire a poke
  • vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse.
  • 2 (a poke round/around) informal a look or search around a place: his mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke round
  • 3 [mass noun] British informal power or acceleration in a car:I expect you’d prefer something with a bit more poke
  • 4 (also poke bonnet) a woman’s bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [with object] jab or prod (someone or something) with one’s finger or a sharp object:he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed [no object]:they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought
  • (on the social networking site Facebook) attract the attention of (another member of the site) by using the ‘poke’ facility.
  • prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely: she drew the curtains then poked the fire into a blaze
  • make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it: don’t forget to poke holes in the dough to allow steam to escape
  • vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
  • 2 [with object and adverbial of direction] thrust (something, such as one’s head) in a particular direction:I poked my head around the door to see what was going on
  • [no object, with adverbial] protrude and be visible:she had wisps of grey hair poking out from under her bonnet

be better than a poke in the eye with a sharp (or Australian burnt) stick

humorous be welcome or pleasing:I got a tax rebate—not a huge amount but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

poke fun at

tease or make fun of: this film pokes fun at Stalinism and the army which supported it

poke one's nose into

informal take an intrusive interest in: it’s not like you to poke your nose into areas that don’t concern you

take a poke at someone

informal hit or punch someone.
criticize someone: he took a poke at the tournament’s sponsors, a cigarette company

poke about/around

informal look around a place, typically in search of something:she poked about in the cupboard for a minute or two

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