0 past simple and past participle of poke --
1 to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something: --
2 to (cause something to) appear or stretch out from behind or through something else: --
3 to greet someone on a social networking website by leaving them a special short message --
He may be a supercilious fellow, but it did him and his party no credit when he poked fun at such a serious subject.
Recently the association poked its nose into political affairs.
Some people say that it has poked its nose in far too much and has not given to individuals the freedom which they desire.
He poked a good deal of fun at us on this side.
I do not want to see trained technical people coming into industry and being poked into offices.
All kinds of gibes could no doubt be poked at us.
But she might have poked her umbrella, or thrown her heavy handbag, through a window and said that she did it justifiably.
Compare, for example, "sophisticated," which would have adequately poked fun at such lowbrow taste by playing on the common equation of sophistication with something positive to which most would aspire.
