nose poke

English

Alternative forms

• nosepoke
• nose-poke (The associated adjective, but used as verb and noun as well)

Verb

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

1. (of a laboratory rodent) To make a selection in a psychological experiment by poking the nose through one of several apertures in order to break a light beam

Noun

nose poke (plural nose pokes)

1. An instance of this activity