Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to prick; to stab
針で指を突いてしまった。I pricked my finger with a needle.
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
軽く突くように、反論してみる。I try to counter-argue, as if lightly poking.
3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
祖父は杖を突いて歩く。My grandfather walks with a cane.
4. to attack
その隙を今度は私たちが突きたいのです！This time we want to be the ones to attack that opening!
5. to brave (the rain, etc.)