poke a hole in



poke a hole in something

 and poke a hole through something
to make a hole by pushing something through something; to push something through a hole. The carpenter poked a hole in the wall with a nail. The fisherman poked a hole through the ice with a pick.
See also: hole, poke

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DunjaDOO-nyah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Suhail-Arabic, Urdu
Ningal-Near Eastern Mythology
Llewellynle-WEL-inWelsh
Archelausahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Rebeccanne-English (Rare)