poke along

verb

To move along very slowly.

“The horse-drawn carriage just poked along.”

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Meanings

verbpoke along (third-person singular simple present pokes along, present participle poking along, simple past and past participle poked along)

present singular third person pokes along · participle present poking along · participle past poked along · past poked along

  1. informalTo move along very slowly.

    The horse-drawn carriage just poked along.

    Synonyms: lag, tarry

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo move along very slowly.

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Chicago

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