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To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.
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To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing: I poked my way to the front of the crowd.
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To push; thrust: A seal poked its head out of the water.
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To stir (a fire) by prodding the wood or coal with a poker or stick.
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Slang To strike; punch.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.