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Poke at   /poʊk æt/   Listen
Poke at

verb
1.
To push against gently.  Synonyms: nudge, prod.






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"Poke at" Quotes from Famous Books



... panted, swinging the nobbly stick in his hand, "can't come on more nor two at vunce. Be ready vith your stick—at their eyes—poke at 'em—no 'itting—" the rest was drowned in the echoing rush of heavy feet and the boom of hoarse voices. But now, seeing their quarry stand on the defensive, the pursuers checked their advance, their cries sank to growling ...
— The Amateur Gentleman • Jeffery Farnol et al



Words linked to "Poke at" :   force, push, jog, elbow, nudge



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