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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.

See also: out, poke

poke out

v.

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.

See also: out, poke