tökätä — meaning in English

English meaning

• jab noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
• poke verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.

Senses

tökätä is used for these senses in English:

• jab To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
• poke To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]

jab — full definition

1. noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
2. noun British informal: an injection, especially a vaccination.
3. noun A cutting remark aimed at someone.
4. verb To poke or punch sharply and quickly.
5. verb To give someone an injection.

poke — full definition

1. verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
2. verb To thrust something out or forward, such as one's head or tongue.
3. noun A prod, jab, or thrust.
4. noun A Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish mixed with seasonings.

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