poke

poke ¹  (pk)

v. poked, pok·ing, pokes

v.tr.

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. Slang To strike; punch.

v.intr.

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

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

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

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

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

n.

1. A push, thrust, or jab.

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

3. One who moves slowly or aimlessly; a dawdler.

Idiom:

poke fun at

To ridicule in a mischievous manner; tease.

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[Middle English poken, probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.]

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poke ²  (pk)

n.

1. A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet.

2. A large bonnet having a projecting brim.

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[From poke¹.]

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poke ³  (pk)

n. Chiefly Southern U.S.

A sack; a bag.

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[Middle English, probably from Old North French; see pocket.]

Regional Note: A pig in a poke is concealed in a sack from the buyer. The noun pokemeaning a bag or sackdates from the 14th century in English. In many parts of Scotland poke means a little paper bag for carrying purchases or a cone-shaped piece of paper for an ice-cream cone. The Oxford English Dictionary gives similar forms in other languages: Icelandic poki, Gaelic poc or poca, and French poche.

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poke ¹

Verb

[poking, poked]

1. to jab or prod with an elbow, finger, etc.

2. to make a hole by poking

3. (sometimes foll. by at)to thrust (at): she poked at the food with her fork

4. (usually foll. by in, through)etc. to thrust forward or out: yellow hair poked from beneath his cap

5. to stir (a fire) by poking

6. (often foll. by about, around)to search or pry

7. poke one's nose into to meddle in

Noun

a jab or prod [Low German & Middle Dutch poken]

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poke ²

Noun

1. Dialect a pocket or bag

2. a pig in a poke See pig [Old French poque]

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Poke a bag containing a definite amount which varied according to the commodity.

Examples: poke of bran, 1875; of corn, 1648; of hops, 1883; of madder (20 cwt), 1347; of silver, 1733; of pardon, 1377; of pence, 1575; of plums, 1581; of wool, c. 1500.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poke - 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 garget, Phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, scoke pokeweed - perennial of the genus Phytolacca
	2.	poke - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind dawdler, laggard, lagger, trailer, drone do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum" lingerer, loiterer - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder - someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" potterer, putterer - a person who putters about straggler, strayer - someone who strays or falls behind
	3.	poke - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases carrier bag, paper bag, sack bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" doggie bag, doggy bag - a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's dog grocery bag - a sack for holding customer's groceries
	4.	poke - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" jab, jabbing, poking, thrusting, thrust gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
	5.	poke - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" biff, punch, lick, clout, slug counterpunch, parry, counter - a return punch (especially by a boxer) knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch, haymaker - a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent jab - a quick short straight punch rabbit punch - a short chopping blow to the back of the neck sucker punch - an unexpected punch boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	poke - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" jab, prod, stab, dig thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	2.	poke - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" horn in, nose, pry, intrude search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
	3.	poke - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of
	4.	poke - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" pound, thump hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	5.	poke - make a hole by poking pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

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poke

verb 1. jab, hit, push, stick, dig, punch, stab, thrust, butt, elbow, shove, nudge, prod

verb 2. protrude, stick, thrust, jut

noun 3. jab, hit, dig, punch, thrust, butt, nudge, prod

Translations

poke [pəuk] vt [+ fire] → hurgar, atizar (= jab with finger, stick etc); dar;

(COMPUT) → almacenar (= put): to poke sth in(to) → introducir algo en

n (= jab) → empujoncito;

(with elbow) → codazo;

to poke one's head out of the window → asomar la cabeza por la ventana;

to poke fun at sb → ridiculizar a algn;

to give the fire a poke → atizar el fuego

poke about vi → fisgonear

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poke [pəuk] vt [+ fire] → tisonner (= jab with finger, stick etc); piquer; pousser du doigt (= put);

to poke sth in(to) → fourrer or enfoncer qch dans n (= jab) → (petit) coup;

(to fire) → coup m de tisonnier;

to poke fun at sb → se moquer de qn

poke about vi → fureter

poke out vi (= stick out) → sortir

vt to poke one's head out of the window → passer la tête par la fenêtre

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poke [pəuk] vt (with finger, stick etc) → stoßen [+ fire]; schüren

n (= jab) → Stoß m, Schubs m (inf);

to poke sth in(to) (= put) → etw stecken in +acc;

to poke one's head out of the window → seinen Kopf aus dem Fenster strecken;

to poke fun at sb → sich über jdn lustig machen

poke about poke vi (= search) → herumstochern

poke out poke vi (= stick out) → vorstehen

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poke [pəuk] vt [+ fire] → attizzare (= jab with finger, stick etc); punzecchiare (= put): to poke sth in(to) → spingere qc dentro

n (= jab) → colpetto;

(with elbow) → gomitata;

to poke one's head out of the window → mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra;

to poke fun at sb → prendere in giro qn

poke about vi → frugare