present participle of poke

The act by which something is poked.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of poke

plural of poke

plural of poking

plural of Poke

(of a laboratory rodent) To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam

An instance of this activity

simple past tense and past participle of nose poke

A food made from diced raw fish, seasoning, diced fruit and vegetables, and sometimes rice. / A food made from boiled pokeweed leaves, which are poisonous unless cooked properly.