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dig	to shove or poke. [2/6 definitions]
jab	to poke with a pointed object. [2/3 definitions]
poke	If you poke someone or something, you push at them with a thin or sharp object. [3/4 definitions]
prod	to poke with, or as though with, a pointed rod or instrument. [1/3 definitions]
rout²	to poke or search around; rummage. [1/3 definitions]
spur	to poke using spurs. [1/4 definitions]
stick²	to pierce or poke with a pointed object; stab. [1/10 definitions]
tickle	to touch or poke so as to cause a tingling feeling or laughter. [1/4 definitions]

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