poke

IPA: pˈoʊk

noun

  • A prod, jab, or thrust.
  • (US, slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
  • (US, slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
  • An old, worn-out horse.
  • (US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
  • (computing, dated) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
  • (informal, social media) A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
  • A poke bonnet.
  • (baseball, slang) A hit, especially an extra base hit.
  • (Appalachia) A sack or bag.
  • A long, wide sleeve.
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland) An ice cream cone.
  • (dialectal) Pokeweed.
  • (Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.
  • A surname.

verb

  • To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
  • To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
  • (figuratively) To rummage; to feel or grope around.
  • (transitive, computing, dated) To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
  • (transitive) To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
  • (transitive) To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
  • (transitive, informal, social media) To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
  • (transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
  • (transitive, slang, vulgar) To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
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Examples of "poke" in Sentences

  • I poked her with my finger.
  • What did you poke her with
  • He poked her with no reason.
  • He looked back after being poked.
  • Poke the molecule and the bond will twirl.
  • They can poke, puncture, slice and lacerate you.
  • Poke them with a sharp stick if they remonstrate
  • The user has to poke around for the matching story

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