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Definition of Poke

1. Verb. Poke or thrust abruptly. "He jabbed his finger into her ribs"

2. Noun. Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous.

3. Verb. Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. "This guy is always nosing around the office"

4. Noun. Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.

5. Verb. Stir by poking. "Poke the embers in the fireplace"

6. Noun. A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases.

7. Verb. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. "The fighter managed to poke his opponent"; "A bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

8. Noun. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). "He made a thrusting motion with his fist"

9. Verb. Make a hole by poking.

10. Noun. (boxing) a blow with the fist. "I gave him a clout on his nose"

Definition of Poke

1. n. A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.

2. n. A bag; a sack; a pocket.

3. v. t. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.

4. v. i. To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.

5. n. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.

Definition of Poke

1. Verb. To prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick. (defdate from later 14th c.) ¹

2. Verb. To poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning. ¹

3. Verb. (figuratively) To rummage as in ''to poke about in.'' (defdate from early 19th c.) ¹

4. Verb. (transitive computing) To modify the value stored in (a memory address). ¹

5. Noun. (US slang) A lazy person; a dawdler. ¹

6. Noun. (US slang) A stupid or uninteresting person. ¹

7. Noun. (American English) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. ¹

8. Noun. (computing) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game. ¹

9. Noun. (context: now regional) A sack or bag. (defdate from early 13th c.) ¹

10. Noun. (Scotland Northern Ireland) An ice cream cone. ¹

11. Noun. (dialectal) Pokeweed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Poke

1. to push or prod [v POKED, POKING, POKES] : POKABLE [adj]

Medical Definition of Poke

1. A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. Decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to colour wine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poke

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