Definition of Poking. Meaning of Poking. Synonyms of Poking

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Definition of Poking

Poking
Poke Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked; p. pr. & vb. n. Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire. He poked John, and said ``Sleepest thou ?' --Chaucer. 2. To thrust with the horns; to gore. 3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [Colloq. U. S.] To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.] To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]
Poking
Poking Pok"ing, a. Drudging; servile. [Colloq.] Bred to some poking profession. --Gray.

Meaning of Poking from wikipedia

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- Look up poke salad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Poke, Poke salad, poke salat, or poke sallet may refer to: Poke (Hawaiian dish), a dish made from...
- with spherical devices known as Poké Balls. Once the opposing Pokémon is sufficiently weakened, the Trainer throws the Poké Ball against the Pokémon, which...
- preventing the poker from taking a loss. Some events try to prevent eye poking by having fighters wear gloves with webbing over the fingers. In a street...
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- Pokémon games, players aim to weaken wild Pokémon in battle to then throw a Poké Ball, which are used to capture the Pokémon and add it to the player's team...