poke

[Poke]

A poke is a jab or a sharp push, usually with something thin or pointed, like a finger, a stick, or even an elbow.

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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.

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

Noun
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

Noun
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer''s purchases

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

Verb
poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

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Verb
make a hole by poking

Verb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

Verb
stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"

Verb
search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

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.

n.
A bag; a sack; a pocket.

n.
A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.

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

v. t.
To thrust with the horns; to gore.

v. t.
To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.

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

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

n.
A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.

n.
A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

Poke

Poke , n. (Bot.) 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.

Poke

Poke, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD. poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael.poca, and OF. poque. Cf. Pock, Pocket, Pouch.] 1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. "He drew a dial from his poke." Shak.
They wallowed as pigs in a poke.
2. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve. To boy a pig a poke (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it. Camden.

Poke

Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
He poked John, and said "Sleepest thou ?"
2. To thrust with the horns; to gore. 3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [Colloq. U. S.] To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.] -- To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]

Poke

Poke, v. i. To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
A man must have poked into Latin and Greek.

Poke

Poke, n. 1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs. Ld. Lytton. 2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. 3. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. [U.S.] Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.

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.

A bag; a sack; a pocket.

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

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

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

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Usage Examples

I'll do humor about myself, I'll poke fun and everything, but that's me and I can do it to me. I think it's cruel to do it to somebody else.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.