[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poke \poke\, n. as. poca, poha, pohha; akin to icel. poki, od.
   poke, and perh. to e. pock; cf. also gael. poca, and of.
   poque. cf. pock, pocket, pouch.
   1. a bag; a sack; a pocket. "he drew a dial from his poke."
      --shak.
      1913 webster

            they wallowed as pigs in a poke.      --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. a long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
      1913 webster

   to boy a pig a poke that is, in a bag, to buy a thing
      without knowledge or examination of it. --camden.
      1913 webster
see also:
pock pocket pouch poke sleeve to boy a pig a poke 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poke \poke\, n. bot.
   a large north american herb of the genus phytolacca
   phytolacca 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
phytolacca phytolacca decandra garget pigeon berry pocan pokeweed 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poke \poke\, v. t. imp.  p. p. poked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   poking. cf. lg. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a
   dagger, knife, d. pook, g. pocken to beat, also ir. poc a
   blow, gael. puc to push.
   1. to thrust or push against or into with anything pointed;
      hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
      1913 webster

            he poked john, and said "sleepest thou ?" --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. to thrust with the horns; to gore.
      1913 webster

   3. from 5th poke, 3. to put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
      colloq. u. s.
      1913 webster

   to poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. colloq.

   to poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
poked poking poke to poke fun to poke fun at 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poke \poke\, v. i.
   to search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as,
   to poke about.
   1913 webster

         a man must have poked into latin and greek. --prior.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poke \poke\, n.
   1. the act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the
      ribs. --ld. lytton.
      1913 webster

   2. a lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting
      person. slang, u.s. --bartlett.
      1913 webster

   3. a contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or
      breaking through fences. it consists of a yoke with a pole
      inserted, pointed forward. u.s.
      1913 webster

   poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
      1913 webster
see also:
poke bonnet 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

poke
     n 1: 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 syn: pigeon berry, garget, scoke,
           phytolacca americana
     2: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's
        purchases syn: sack, paper bag, carrier bag
     3: a sharp hand gesture resembling a blow; "he warned me with
        a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with
        his fist" syn: jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting
     4: boxing a blow with the fist; "i gave him a clout on his
        nose" syn: punch, clout, lick, biff
     v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
          ribs" syn: jab, prod, stab, dig
     2: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "this guy is always
        nosing around the office" syn: pry, nose
     3: stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
     4: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the
        salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
        southern baptist" syn: thump, pound
     5: make a hole by poking
see also:
pigeon berry garget scoke phytolacca americana sack paper bag 
carrier bag jab jabbing poking thrust 
thrusting punch clout lick biff 
prod stab dig pry nose 
thump pound 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

378 moby thesaurus words for "poke":
   roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, amble, arouse,
   assault, awaken, bag, balefire, balloon, bang, bash, bat, beacon,
   beacon fire, bear, bear upon, bearing, beat the bushes,
   beat the drum, beating, beetle, bell, bell buoy, belt, biff,
   billfold, bladder, blinker, blockhead, blow, blue peter, bonk,
   boost, box, buck, buffet, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt,
   buoy, burrow, busybody, butt, butt against, butt in, caution light,
   chaff, chop, chump, clap, claudicate, clip, clobber, clout, clump,
   coldcock, come in contact, crack, cram, crawl, creep, crowd, cuff,
   cut, cut and thrust, dally, dash, dawdle, deal, deal a blow, deck,
   delve, diddle, dig, dillydally, dimwit, dint, dip, dogtrot, dolt,
   doodle, dope, drag, drag along, drag out, drive, drub, drubbing,
   drumming, dumbbell, elbow, exchange colors, excite, explore, feel,
   feel of, feint, fetch, fetch a blow, finger, flag, flag down,
   flail at, flail away at, flare, flash, flick, flog, fob, fog bell,
   fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn, forage, force, frisk, fusillade,
   galvanize, give a signal, give the nod, glance, go dead slow,
   go light, go slow, go through, goad, gong buoy, green light, hail,
   hail and speak, half-mast, handbag, handle, head, heliograph,
   high sign, hit, hit a clip, hit at, hobble, hoist a banner, hunt,
   hurtle, hustle, idiot, idle, ignoramus, inch, inch along,
   interfere, international alphabet flag,
   international numeral pennant, intrude, investigate, jab, jam,
   jeer at, jog, jog-trot, joggle, jolt, jostle, jut, kick, kid,
   knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, lag, lash, lash out at,
   laze, leer, let drive at, let fly at, let have it, lick, limp,
   linger, loiter, lollygag, look around, look round, look through,
   lunge at, make a sign, make fun of, manipulate, marker beacon,
   meddle, mock, money belt, money clip, moron, mosey, mouse, needle,
   nod, nose, nose around, nudge, overhang, palm, palpate,
   parachute flare, paste, paw, pelt, piddle, pile drive, pilot flag,
   plunk, ply, pocket, pocketbook, poke along, poke around, poke at,
   poke fun at, police whistle, porte-monnaie, pouch, pound, pout,
   press, pressure, prick, probe, procrastinate, prod, project,
   protrude, provoke, pry, punch, purse, purse strings, push, put off,
   quarantine flag, quicken, radio beacon, raise a cry, ram, ram down,
   rap, rattle, red flag, red light, research, rib, ridicule, rocket,
   root, rouse, run, run against, sac, sack, sailing aid, salute,
   saunter, search, search through, semaphore, semaphore flag,
   semaphore telegraph, send up, shake, shoulder, shove,
   shuffle along, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell,
   signal fire, signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp,
   signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot,
   signal siren, signal tower, signalize, slam, slog, slug, smack,
   smash, smell around, smite, snap, snook, snoop, soak, sock,
   sound an alarm, sound the trumpet, spank, spar buoy, speak, spur,
   stab, stagger along, stand out, stick, stick out, stimulate, sting,
   stir, stop light, stress, strike, strike at, strike out at, stroke,
   stroll, swat, swing, swing at, swing on, swipe, tamp, tamper, tap,
   tarry, tattoo, taunt, tease, the nod, the wink, thrust, thrust at,
   thumb, thump, thwack, toddle, toddle along, totter along, touch,
   traffic light, traffic signal, trail, traipse, twiddle, twit,
   unfurl a flag, waddle, walk, wallet, wallop, watch fire, wave,
   wave a flag, wave the hand, whack, wham, whip, white flag, whop,
   wield, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, worm, worm along, yellow flag,
   yerk

[8] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

poke n.,vt. see peek.


see also:
peek 

[9] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

poke
     
        the basic command to write a value to an absolute address.
     
        see peek.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-01-31
     
     
see also:
basic peek jargon file 

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