meaning 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 color wine.
2. A bag; a sack; a pocket.
3. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
4. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
5. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
6. To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
7. To search; to feel ones way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
8. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
9. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
10. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
11. poke The BASIC command to write a value to an absolute address. See peek. [Jargon File]
12. boxing a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
">nose"
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