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A. vt

• 1 (jab) to poke sb's eye out = sacarle* un ojo a algn she poked him in the ribs = le dio en el costado; (with elbow) = le dio un codazo en el costado

• 2 (thrust) she poked her head around the door = asomó la cabeza por la puerta he poked his finger through the crack = metió el dedo por la ranura

B. vi

• (project) asomar her feet were poking out of the sheets = los pies le asomaban por entre las sábanas a few shoots were poking up out of the soil = unos cuantos brotes asomaban en la tierra