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[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) χώνω,μπήγω,σπρώχνω2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) ανοίγω(τρύπα)/σκαλίζω3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) χώνω,προεξέχω2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) σκουντιά- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
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2 poke one's nose into
(to interfere with other people's business: He is always poking his nose into my affairs.) χώνω τη μύτη μου
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Poking — Pok ing, a. Drudging; servile. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Bred to some poking profession. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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