poke out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire saillie, de s'étendre vers l'extérieur, ou de faire dépasser quelque chose d'une surface ou d'une ouverture.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of protruding, extending outward, or causing something to stick out from a surface or opening.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Protrude or extend outwardinformal

   To stick out or be visible beyond a surface or edge.

   dépasser, saillir

   • His foot poked out from under the blanket.
   • A branch was poking out of the water.
   • Her head poked out of the car window.

   Synonymesbulgeextendjut outobtrudepop outprojectprotrudestick outthrust out

2. Extend or push something outwardinformal

   To cause something to stick out or be visible.

   faire saillie

   • He poked his head out the door to see who was there.
   • She poked her hand out of the window to wave.
   • The cat poked its paw out from under the sofa.

   Synonymesbulgejut outprojectprotrudestick outthrust out

   Antonymesconcealcontainhideretractwithdraw

Verbe de basepoke