Tra từ poke - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

poke [poke pokes poked poking] verb, noun BrE [pəʊk] NAmE [poʊk]
verb
1. transitive to quickly push your fingers or another object into sb/sth
Syn: ↑prod
•~ sb/sth with sth She poked him in the ribs with her elbow.
•~ sth into sth She poked her elbow into his ribs.
•~ sb/sth I'm sick of being poked and prodded by doctors.
•She got up and poked the fire (= to make it burn more strongly).
2. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to push sth somewhere or move it in a particular direction with a small quick movement
•He poked his head around the corner to check that nobody was coming.
•Someone had poked a message under the door.
•Don't poke her eye out with that stick!
3. intransitive + adv./prep. if an object is poking out of, through, etc. sth, you can see a part of it that is no longer covered by sth else
•The end of the cable was left poking out of the wall.
•A bony elbow poked through a hole in his sweater.
•Clumps of grass poked up through the snow.
4. transitive ~ a hole in sth (with sth) to make a hole in sth by pushing your finger or another object into it
•The kids poked holes in the ice with sticks.
5. transitive ~ sb (taboo, slang) (of a man)to have sex with sb
more at poke/stick your nose into sth at ↑nose _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German poken, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•He poked his head around the door.
•Helen got up and poked the fire.
•I'm sick of being poked and prodded by doctors.
•The man poked a finger at my shirt.
•Watch out! You'll poke her eye out with that stick if you're not careful!
Idioms: ↑have a poke around ▪ ↑poke fun at somebody ▪ ↑take a poke at somebody
Derived: ↑poke about ▪ ↑poke at something

noun
1. countable, usually singular the action of quickly pushing your fingers or another object into sb/sth
•to give the fire a poke
•He gave me a poke in the ribs to wake me up.
2. uncountable (BrE)power in a car
•I prefer something with a bit more poke.
more at (buy) a pig in a poke at ↑pig _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German poken, of unknown ultimate origin. The noun dates from the late 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•When I mentioned the money I got a poke in the back.
•Carrie gave him a poke in the side.