stikke — meaning in English

English meaning

• poke verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
• prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
• stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
• sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

stikke is used for these senses in English:

• poke To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]
• prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
• sting (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

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.

prod — full definition

1. verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
2. verb To encourage or push someone into doing something.
3. noun A poke, or a device used to poke or goad.

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