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poking someone's eye out

poking someone's eye out is the present participle and gerund of poke someone's eye out.

Meaning of poke someone's eye out

Verb

poke someone's eye out (third-person singular simple present pokes someone's eye out, present participle poking someone's eye out, simple past and past participle poked someone's eye out)

  1. (idiomatic) To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.
    • Hey, watch where you're throwing that thing! You could've poked Jeff's eye out.

Questions about poking someone's eye out

What is poking someone's eye out the present participle and gerund of?
Poking someone's eye out is the present participle and gerund of poke someone's eye out.

Words near poking someone's eye out in the dictionary

  1. poking holes in
  2. poking mullock
  3. poking one's fun
  4. poking one's nose into
  5. poking out
  6. poking someone's eye out
  7. poking the bear
  8. poking-stick
  9. poking-sticks
  10. pokingly
  11. pokings

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