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poked holes in

poked holes in is the simple past and past participle of poke holes in.

Meaning of poke holes in

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To criticize someone by finding flaws or weaknesses in their work or to criticize something by demonstrating that it is not correct.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poke, holes, in.

Questions about poked holes in

What is poked holes in the simple past and past participle of?
Poked holes in is the simple past and past participle of poke holes in.

Words near poked holes in in the dictionary

  1. poked around
  2. poked borack
  3. poked borak
  4. poked borax
  5. poked fun
  6. poked holes in
  7. poked mullock
  8. poked one's fun
  9. poked one's nose into
  10. poked out
  11. poked someone's eye out

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