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) (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) An instance of this activity