poke out

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poke out

verb pokes out · poking out · poked out

intransitive To be partly visible past an obstruction or obstructions. 1886, Wilkie Collins, The Evil Genius, London: Chatto & Windus, Volume 1, Before the Story, Part 4, p. 41, Here’s the Queen, my dears, in her gilt coach, drawn by six horses. Do you see her sceptre poking out of the carriage window? She governs the nation with that.
Similar: stick out, protrude
intransitive To emerge from behind, in, or under something. Near-synonym: pop out
Similar: pop out
transitive To cause (something) to protrude or emerge. Near-synonym: stick out
Similar: stick out
transitive To remove (something) by poking (often creating a hole in the process). Near-synonyms: push out, pop out
Similar: push out, pop out

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@misc{poke_out_2026,
  title = {poke out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poke%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}