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Poke (verb)
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. from later 14th c.
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Poke (verb)
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
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Poke (verb)
To rummage as in to poke about in. from early 19th c.
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Poke (verb)
To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
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Poke (verb)
To put a poke on.
“to poke an ox”
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Poke (verb)
To thrust with the horns; to gore.
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Poke (verb)
To notify.
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Poke (verb)
To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
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Poke (noun)
A prod, jab, or thrust.
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Poke (noun)
A lazy person; a dawdler.
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Poke (noun)
A stupid or uninteresting person.
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Poke (noun)
A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
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Poke (noun)
The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
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Poke (noun)
A sack or bag. from early 13th c.
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Poke (noun)
A long, wide sleeve; a poke sleeve.
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Poke (noun)
An ice cream cone.
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Poke (noun)
Pokeweed.
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Poke (noun)
Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.
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Prod (verb)
To poke, to push, to touch.
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Prod (verb)
To encourage, to prompt.
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Prod (verb)
To prick with a goad.
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Prod (noun)
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
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Prod (noun)
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
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Prod (noun)
A poke.
“”It’s your turn,” she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.”
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Prod (noun)
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
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Prod (noun)
A production.
“Check our BBS for the latest prods.”
“We’ve hit ten million users in prod today.”
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Poke (verb)
jab or prod (someone or something) with one’s finger or a sharp object
“he poked Benny in the ribs and pointed”
“they sniffed, felt, and poked at everything they bought”
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Poke (verb)
prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely
“she drew the curtains then poked the fire into a blaze”
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Poke (verb)
make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it
“don’t forget to poke holes in the dough to allow steam to escape”
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Poke (verb)
(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
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Poke (verb)
thrust (something, such as one’s head) in a particular direction
“I poked my head around the door to see what was going on”
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Poke (verb)
protrude and be visible
“she had wisps of grey hair poking out from under her bonnet”
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Poke (noun)
an act of poking someone or something
“she gave the fire a poke”
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Poke (noun)
an act of sexual intercourse.
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Poke (noun)
a look or search around a place
“his mother comes into his room sometimes and has a poke round”
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Poke (noun)
power or acceleration in a car
“I expect you’d prefer something with a bit more poke”
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Poke (noun)
a woman’s bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century.
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Poke (noun)
a bag or small sack
“he fished out a poke of crisps from under the counter”
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Poke (noun)
a purse or wallet
“his wallet’s half out of his pocket—it comes to me that I might as well lift his poke”
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Poke (noun)
another term for pokeweed
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Poke (noun)
a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers.
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Poke (noun)
a Hawaiian dish of marinated raw fish or seafood, often served over rice
“a buffet full of Hawaiian favourites like fresh poke”
“a wide range of poke bowls”