poke
A. -noun
1. (=jab)   empujónoun (m), empellónoun (m) (with elbow) codazo (m) (with poker)   hurgonada (f), hurgonazo (m)
·he gave me a poke in the ribs
(with finger) me hincó el dedo en las costillas (with elbow) me dio un codazo en las costillas
·to give the fire a poke
·atizar la lumbre, remover la lumbre
2. ·to have a poke
(British, Great Britain) ***
(=have sex) echar(se) un polvo ***
B. -transitive verb
1. (=jab with stick, finger etcetera) pinchar, clavar
[+fire] hurgar, atizar, remover
·to poke somebody in the ribs
·hincar el dedo a somebody, someone en las costillas
·to poke somebody with a stick
·dar a somebody, someone un empujónoun con un palo
·you nearly poked me in the eye with that!
·¡casi me saltas un ojo con eso!
2. (=thrust) introducir
·to poke a rag into a tube
·meter un trapo en un tubo
·to poke a stick into a crack
·meter un palo en una grieta
·to poke a stick into the ground
·clavar un palo en el suelo
·to poke one'noun head out (of a window)
·sacar or asomar la cabeza (por una ventana)
3. [+hole] hacer
·to poke a hole in a picture
·hacer un agujero en un cuadro
4. ·to poke fun at somebody
·reírse de somebody, someone
5. (United States) *
(=punch) pegar un puñetazo a
C. -intransitive verb
·to poke at something with a stick
·hurgar algo con un bastónoun