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toe-poke

toe-poke verb: to kick (the ball) with the toe end of the boot.

Verb

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

  1. To kick (the ball) with the toe end of the boot.
    • Malouda burst through the left side of the defence for the first time and crossed for Kalou, who toe-poked towards goal only for Hennessey's outstretched leg to deny him.2011 January 5, Mark Ashenden, “Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC

Noun

toe-poke (plural toe-pokes)

  1. A kick to a football with the toe end of the boot.

Forms of toe-poke

Verb
third-person singular presenttoe-pokes
present participletoe-poking
past participletoe-poked
pasttoe-poked
alternative formtoepoke
alternative formtoe poke
Noun
pluraltoe-pokes

Questions about toe-poke

What does toe-poke mean?
Toe-poke means to kick (the ball) with the toe end of the boot.
What part of speech is toe-poke?
Toe-poke can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of toe-poke?
The past tense of toe-poke is toe-poked.

Words near toe-poke in the dictionary

  1. toe-hold
  2. toe-holds
  3. toe-jam
  4. toe-nail
  5. toe-nails
  6. toe-poke
  7. toe-poked
  8. toe-pokes
  9. toe-poking
  10. toe-rag
  11. toe-ragger

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