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Uncommonpoke
The correct spelling is poke.
How to pronounce poke
/pəʊk/
nounIPA: /pəʊk/
Say it like: Pok-e
The correct spelling is poke. A prod, jab, or thrust. For example: "I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys."
Usage Examples
“I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.”
“to poke an ox”
“If she smokes, she pokes.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A prod, jab, or thrust.
- 2.A lazy person; a dawdler.
- 3.A stupid or uninteresting person.
- 4.A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
- 5.The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
verb
- 1.To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
- 2.To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
- 3.To rummage; to feel or grope around.
- 4.To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
- 5.To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
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