poke

Definitions of poke in various dictionaries:

noun - tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes

noun - someone who takes more time than necessary

noun - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

noun - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

noun - (boxing) a blow with the fist

verb - poke or thrust abruptly

verb - search or inquire in a meddlesome way

verb - stir by poking

verb - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

verb - make a hole by poking

To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod.

To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing: I poked my way to the front of the crowd.

To push; thrust: A seal poked its head out of the water.

To stir (a fire) by prodding the wood or coal with a poker or stick.

To strike; punch.

To make thrusts or jabs, as with a stick or poker.

To pry or meddle; intrude: poking into another’s business.

To search or look curiously in a desultory manner: poked about in the desk.

To proceed in a slow or lazy manner; putter: just poked along all morning.

To thrust forward; appear: The child’s head poked from under the blankets.

A push, thrust, or jab.

A punch or blow with the fist: a poke in the jaw.

One who moves slowly or aimlessly; a dawdler.

A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet.

A large bonnet having a projecting brim.

A sack; a bag.

Pokeweed.

adj - to push or prod [v POKED, POKING, POKES] : POKABLE