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"
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 genusPhytolacca (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 
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
