poke out

poke out (of something)

to stick out of something; to extend out of something. The bean sprouts were beginning to poke out of the soil of the garden. I knew there were little birds in the birdhouse, because a little head poked out now and then.

poke out

1. To stick outward; protrude: A tag is poking out of your shirt. They were so thin that their bones were poking out.

2. To cause something to be dislodged by prodding it: Be careful with that ice pick—you might poke out your eye. I poked the ants out of the hole with a stick.

3. To extend something through some gap or hole, especially cautiously: The gopher poked its head out the entrance of its tunnel.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Toma (2)	TO-mah (Croatian, Serbian)	Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian
Jianhong	-	Chinese
Bevis	BEE-vis	English (Rare)
Ayumu	ah-yoo-moo	Japanese
Na	-	Chinese
Jeremy	['dʒerimi]