poke in English
- poke⇄noun 1a. the act of poking; thrust; push.
Ex. When he gave the fire a poke it flared up.
(SYN) nudge.
b. (Informal.) a blow with the fist; punch.
2. a slow, lazy person.
3. a device fastened on cattle, pigs, and other li - poke⇄poke (1), verb, poked,poking,noun.
- poke⇄poke (2), noun.
1. (Dialect.) a bag; sack.
2. (Archaic.) a pocket.
Ex. not a penny in poke (Robert Browning).
3. (Scottish.) the bag or wallet of a roving beggar.
4. (Slang.) a wallet; purse. - poke⇄poke (3), noun.
1. a bonnet or hat with a large brim in front.
2. the brim.
Ex. The close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him (George Eliot). - poke⇄poke (4), noun. pokeweed.
- poke⇄v.i. 1. to make a thrust with the arm, fist, a stick, or the like.
Ex. to poke about in the ashes of a fire.
2. (Figurative.) to search; grope; pry.
3. to go in a lazy way; loiter.
Ex. They ... dig out a canoe from a cotton-wood - poke⇄v.t. 1a. to push against with something pointed.
Ex. to poke the ashes of a fire. She poked me in the ribs with her elbow.
(SYN) prod, nudge.
b. (Informal.) to hit with the fist; punch.
Ex. He poked me in the nose.
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