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nose poke

nose poke verb: to make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam.

Verb

nose poke (third-person singular simple present nose pokes, present participle nose poking, simple past and past participle nose poked)

  1. To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam

Noun

nose poke (plural nose pokes)

  1. An instance of this activity

Forms of nose poke

Verb
third-person singular presentnose pokes
present participlenose poking
past participlenose poked
pastnose poked
alternative formnosepoke
alternative formnose-poke
Noun
pluralnose pokes

Questions about nose poke

What does nose poke mean?
Nose poke means to make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam.
What part of speech is nose poke?
Nose poke can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of nose poke?
The past tense of nose poke is nose poked.

Words near nose poke in the dictionary

  1. nose pegs
  2. nose piece
  3. nose pieces
  4. nose piercing
  5. nose piercings
  6. nose poke
  7. nose poked
  8. nose pokes
  9. nose poking
  10. nose powder
  11. nose putties

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