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Verb
/pōk/,
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poked, past participle; poked, past tense; pokes, 3rd person singular present; poking, present participle;
  1. Jab or prod (someone or something), esp. with one's finger
    • - he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed
    • - they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought
  2. Jab (one's finger) at someone or into something
    • - keep adding water until you can comfortably poke your finger into the soil
  3. (on the social networking site Facebook) Attract the attention of (another member of the site) by using the ‘poke’ facility

  4. Prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely

  5. Make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it

  6. Thrust (something) in a particular direction
    • - I poked my head around the door to see what was going on
    • - she poked her tongue out
  7. Protrude and be or become visible
    • - she had wisps of gray hair poking out from under her bonnet
  8. vulgar. (of a man) Have sexual intercourse with (another person)

  9. Move slowly; dawdle
    • - I was poking along, my vision blocked by that curtain of sleet
Noun
  1. A bag or small sack

  2. A purse or wallet


  1. jab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
  2. 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
  3. dawdler: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
  4. intrude: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  5. sack: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
  6. stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
  7. Poe is a popular dish in Tahiti, where it is frequently eaten as a dessert, although it can also be served along with other dishes at a traditional tamaraa or feast. It is a sweet, pudding-like confection made from bananas, papaya, or mangoes cooked with manioc and coconut cream. ...
  8. Facebook is a social networking website, founded in 2004. This is a list of features that can be found on the Facebook website, as well as technology features on the website.
  9. A Gamut of Games, written by Sid Sackson and first published in 1969, contains rules for a large number of paper and pencil, card, and board games. Many of the games in the book had never before been published. ...
  10. Poking is an action of tapping and/or softly jabbing another person with the tip of one's finger or a sharp object. This is usually done to gain the other's attention. ...
  11. Poke is a raw fish salad served as an appetizer, main course in Hawaiian cuisine. Poke is Hawaiian for "section" or "to slice or cut".
  12. Poken is a technology that utilizes a proprietary Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to allow the exchange of online social networking data between two keychain accessories. Each person involved in the exchange must have his or her own poken. ...
  13. The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game; To prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick. [from later 14th c.]; To poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning; To rummage as in to poke about in. ...
  14. (Poked) Much like a real poke, the Facebook poke is a mostly nonsensical digital gesture. When someone chooses to poke you, a message simply informs you that the action has been undertaken. ...
  15. (Poking) a technique in which the angler clears a hole in floating vegetation so that he or she can then present a lure through the hole
  16. The Mark's wallet is known as their Poke. When a carnie tries to see how much is in a mark's wallet he will "Peek his poke"
  17. A very low-impact touch on a social network, often used when two people aren't officially connected, but one of them wants to be.
  18. A quick and often safe attack that's difficult to counter.
  19. (v) to try to gain someone's attention. A lot of the time people have an irc window open, but don't actively read every message. For some reason, the messages "yosh pokes Snorfle" seems to catch the eye.
  20. durrp-ba, larrwak-ga, bengh-nga, dewk-ga
  21. A way of applying a cheat (or some other modification) to 8 bit games, in which data is 'poked' into various memory addresses in the computer to alter the way the game works. Now chiefly used in the retro-scene.
  22. A colloquial term for power or acceleration
  23. To carry the neck stretched forward in an abnormally low, ungainly position, usually when moving.
  24. A poke is a way to interact with your friends on Facebook. It allows one user to virtually poke another. Some consider it flirting.
  25. The Poke is a well-known move, however, it is very rarely used. It was made popular in the early days of Shovel duels by players who were less educated in attack moves. To do the Poke, one most attempt to jab the opponent with the tip of the shovel. ...