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Definition of 'Poke'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) poke
to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed.

2.  poke
to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as if by prodding or pushing.

3.  poke
to thrust or push:
She poked her head out of the window.

4.  poke
to force, drive, or stir by or as if by pushing or thrusting:
to poke the fire up.

5. (v.i.) poke
to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc.

6.  poke
to extend or project (often fol. by out).

7.  poke
to thrust oneself obtrusively.

8.  poke
to search curiously; pry (often fol. by around or about).

9.  poke
to go or proceed in a slow or aimless way (often fol. by along).

10. (n.) poke
a thrust or push.

11. (n.) poke
Chiefly Midland U.S. a bag or sack, esp. a small one.

12.  poke
Archaic. a pocket.

13. (n.) poke
a projecting brim at the front of a bonnet, framing the face.

14.  poke
Also called poke bonnet. a bonnet or hat with such a brim.

Etymology: (1590–1600; perh. shortening of obs. pocan pokeweed, perh. var. of

Definition of 'Poke'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) poke, pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana
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

2. (noun) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

3. (noun) sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

4. (noun) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
"he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

5. (verb) punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug
(boxing) a blow with the fist
"I gave him a clout on his nose"

6. (verb) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

7. (verb) intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
"This guy is always nosing around the office"

8. (verb) poke
stir by poking
"poke the embers in the fireplace"

9. (verb) thump, pound, poke
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

10. (verb) poke
make a hole by poking

Definition of 'Poke'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) poke
to press into, under, etc. sth with your finger or a long thin object
Mom, Hal poked me in the arm!; He poked around under the bed looking for his shoe.

2. poke
to appear or make appear through a gap
toes poking through a hole in his sock; I poked my head around the door to say "hi."

3. poke
poke fun at
to joke about sb or sth, often in an unkind way
comedians who poke fun at politicians

Definition of 'Poke'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Poke
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. (noun) Poke
a bag; a sack; a pocket

3. (noun) Poke
a long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve

4. (noun) Poke
the act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs

5. (noun) Poke
a lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person

6. (noun) Poke
a contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward

7. (verb) Poke
to thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire

8. (verb) Poke
to thrust with the horns; to gore

9. (verb) Poke
to put a poke on; as, to poke an ox

10. (verb) Poke
to search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about

Definitions of 'Poke'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. Poke
See peek.

Translation of 'Poke'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to push something into; to prod He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.
Afrikaans: steek	Arabic: يَدفَع، يَنْخُسُ	Bulgarian: мушкам
Brazilian: espetar	Czech: strčit, šťouchnout	German: stoßen
Danish: støde; puffe	Greek: χώνω, μπήγω, σπρώχνω	Spanish: meter
Estonian: torkama, müksama	Farsi: سیخونک زدن؛ فرو کردن	Finnish: tökätä
French: enfoncer (dans)	Hebrew: לִתקוֹע	Hindi: ढकेलना
Croatian: gurkanje	Hungarian: lök(dös)	Indonesian: menusuk
Icelandic: potaí	Italian: cacciare; dare un colpett	Japanese: 突く
Korean: 쑤시다	Lithuanian: (pa)stumti, kumštelėti	Latvian: []bikstīt
Malay: mencuit; menyiku	Dutch: porren, steken	Norwegian: stikke, dytte
Polish: wetknąć, szturchnąć	Persian: فرو کردن	Pashto: كښته وړل
Portuguese: espetar	Romanian: aîmpinge; a înghionti	Russian: тыкать, толкать
Slovak: strčiť, štuchnúť	Slovenian: dregniti	Serbian: ćušnuti
Swedish: stöta [till], sticka	Thai: ผลัก	Turkish: dürt(ükle)mek
Taiwanese: 插	Ukrainian: совати, пхати	Urdu: گھسانا
Vietnamese: đẩy; chọc	Chinese: 插
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