poke

(pōk)

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

1. To ridicule in a mischievous manner; tease.

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

poke² (pōk)
n.

1. A projecting brim at the front of a bonnet.
2. A large bonnet having a projecting brim.

[From POKE¹.]

poke³ (pōk)
n. Chiefly Southern U.S.
A sack; a bag.

[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 poke-meaning a bag or sack-dates 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.

poke⁴ (pōk)
n.
Pokeweed.

[Short for dialectal pocan, of Virginia Algonquian origin, akin to PUCCOON .]

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verb

1. To thrust against or into: dig, jab, jog, nudge, prod. See touch/not touch.
2. To cause to stick out: push, shove, thrust. See convex/concave.
3. To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion: pry, snoop. Informal nose (around). Idioms: stick one's nose into. See investigate, participate/abstain.
4. To reach about or search blindly or uncertainly: feel, fumble, grabble, grope. See seek/avoid, touch/not touch.
5. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one'sfeetheels, mark time, take one's time. See fast/slow/velocity.

noun

1. An act of thrusting into or against, as to attract attention: dig, jab, jog, nudge. See touch/not touch.
2. One that lags: dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier. Informal slowpoke. See fast/slow/velocity.

Idioms beginning with poke:
poke fun at
poke around
poke one's nose into
poker
poker face

See also make fun of (poke fun at); pig in a poke; take a poke at.

v

Definition: interfere, snoop
Antonyms: leave alone

v

Definition: move along slowly
Antonyms: rush

See peek.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).

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1. poke
   noun
   
   1:
   a: A punch or blow with the fist, esp. in phr. to take a poke at. (1690 —) .
   
   b: : better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick (etc.): i.e. just desirable. (1852 —) .
   G. Eliot 'Then,' he said...'Here are those "Letters from Ireland" which I hope will be something better than a poke in the eye' (1852).
   
   
   2: An act of sexual intercourse; a woman considered as an object of this. (1902 —) .
   H. C. Rae 'Caroline', said Derek...'wouldn't make a good poke for a blind hunchback' (1968).
   
   3: Power, esp. horsepower. (1965 —) . verb trans.
   
   4: Of a man: to copulate with (a woman). Also intr. and poking, noun. (1868 —) .
   J. Braine I wanted to poke Lucy so I poked her (1962).
   
   5: To communicate with (someone not personally known to you) on an internet social network in order to gain their attention. (2007 —) .
   Guardian If you haven't been poked or written on someone's wall today, then the chances are you are not on Facebook (2007).
   
2. poke
   noun, N Amer
   
   1: A purse or wallet. (1859 —) .
   
   2: A roll of bank-notes, money. (1926 —) .
   L. J. Cunliffe It's a very satisfying feeling knowing you can put your finger on a bit of poke. (Which is more slang for money: get it, poke, loot, poppy—any of them will do!) (1965).
   
   [Earlier (esp. in dialect) a bag or small sack, as in to buy a pig in a poke.]

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• General Technology - poke: program operation that loads specified value into specific memory location
• Luggage and Cases - poke: pouch, purse, or sack, esp. for gold dust and nuggets
• Violent Actions - poke: thrust, intrude

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - puffe til, stikke til
v. intr. - puffe, stikke, famle
n. - puf

idioms:

• poke about    snuse
• poke around    snuse
• poke at    stikke til
• poke fun at    gøre nar af
• poke through    stikke igennem

2.
n. - skygge på kysehat

3.
n. - pose

4.
n. - kermesbær

Nederlands (Dutch)
porren, prikken, slaan, zich bemoeien met, rommelen, por, prik

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - pousser, donner un coup dans, tisonner, enfoncer qch dans, percer qch, faire un trou dans qch
v. intr. - chipoter devant, dépasser, poindre, poindre à travers, sortir
n. - coup, (fig) camouflet

idioms:

• poke about    fouiner, fouiller dans, fourrer son nez partout
• poke along    fouiner, fouiller dans
• poke around    (GB) fouiner, farfouiller, fouiller dans
• poke at    pointer vers
• poke fun at    se moquer de (qn, qch)
• poke one's nose into    (fig) fourrer son nez dans
• poke through    dépasser, poindre
• poke up    poindre (à travers)
• take a poke at someone    (lit) envoyer un coup de poing à qn, (fig) envoyer une pierre dans le jardin de qn

2.
n. - saillie (à l'avant d'un capot)

3.
n. - sac

4.
n. - plante

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - stoßen
n. - Stoß

idioms:

• poke about    herumschnüffeln
• poke along    schlendern, bummeln
• poke around    herumschnüffeln
• poke at    stoßen nach
• poke fun at    sich über jmdn. lustig machen
• poke one's nose into    seine Nase stecken in
• poke through    hineinstecken
• poke up    (ugs.) einen gelochten Papierband vorbereiten, um ihn mit einem Teleprinter zu ben
• take a poke at someone    jdn schlagen oder kritisieren

2.
n. - vorstehender (Hut)schirm

3.
n. - Beutel

4.
n. - Kermesbeere

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλήγμα, κτύπημα, γροθιά, μπουνιά, σπρωξιά, σπρώξιμο, σακί, (μικρό) τσουβάλι
v. - κτυπώ, χώνω, μπήγω, σκαλίζω, συδαυλίζω, σπρώχνω, τσιγκλάω, κεντρίζω, τρυπώ

idioms:

• poke about    σκαλίζω, χαρχαλεύω
• poke around    ψάχνω, ψαχουλεύω
• poke at    χτυπώ, μπήγω
• poke fun at    κοροϊδεύω
• poke through    χώνω, πετάγομαι

Italiano (Italian)
urtare, spingere, pungere, conficcare, infilzare, spinta, urto

idioms:

• poke around/about    frugare, ficcare il naso, curiosare
• poke at    beffarsi di
• poke fun at    ridicolizzare
• poke through    intrufolarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cutucada (f), empurrão (m)
v. - cutucar, ressaltar

idioms:

• poke around/about    procurar, bisbilhotar, passear
• poke at    esmurrar
• poke fun at    zombar de, ridicularizar
• poke through    perfurar

Русский (Russian)
ткнуть, совать, продырявить, толчок

idioms:

• poke around/about    рыться, шарить
• poke at    ковыряться в
• poke fun at    высмеивать кого-либо
• poke through    пробиваться, проглядывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - atizar, hurgar, dar un codazo, meter
v. intr. - hurgar, meterse, proyectarse, andar a tientas
n. - empujón, codazo, hurgonada, pinchazo

idioms:

• poke about    fisgonear, andar en busca de algo
• poke along    ir o proceder de manera lenta o descuidada
• poke around    fisgonear, andar en busca de algo
• poke at    dirigir golpes a
• poke fun at    reírse de
• poke one's nose into    meter la nariz en, entrometerse
• poke through    asomarse, meter la mano
• poke up    avivar, reanimar
• take a poke at someone    golpear con el puño cerrado

2.
n. - visera de una gorra

3.
n. - bolsa, saco, bolso

4.
n. - hierba carmín

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stöt, knuff
v. - stöta, röra om, peta, rota

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 戳, 捅, 拨弄, 把...戳向, 把...指向, 搅动, 伸出, 突出, 向前挤, 一拳, 游手好闲的人

idioms:

• poke about    遍索, 搜索
• poke around    闲逛
• poke at    拨弄, 反复地戳或捅
• poke fun at    取笑
• poke through    伸出, 挤出

2. 袋, 袋子, 钱包, 票夹, 装金块的袋子

3. 戳, 捅, 一拳, 拨弄, 游手好闲的人

4. 戳, 捅, 一拳, 拨弄, 游手好闲的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 戳, 捅, 一拳, 撥弄, 遊手好閒的人

2.
n. - 戳, 捅, 一拳, 撥弄, 遊手好閒的人

3.
v. tr. - 戳, 捅, 撥弄, 把...戳向, 把...指向, 攪動
v. intr. - 戳, 捅, 伸出, 突出, 撥弄, 向前擠
n. - 戳, 捅, 一拳, 撥弄, 遊手好閒的人

idioms:

• poke about    遍索, 搜索
• poke around    閒逛
• poke at    撥弄, 反覆地戳或捅
• poke fun at    取笑
• poke through    伸出, 擠出

4.
n. - 袋, 袋子, 錢包, 票夾, 裝金塊的袋子

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (손, 막대기 등의 끝으로) 찌르다, (구멍을) 찔러서 뚫다
v. intr. - 찌르다, ~을 꼬치꼬치 캐다
n. - 찌름, 주먹으로 때림, 굼벵이

idioms:

• poke about    ~을 꼬치꼬치 캐다
• poke around    여기저기 뒤지다[찾아 헤매다]
• poke at    ~후려 갈기다
• poke through    ~(구멍을) 찔러서 뚫다

2.
n. - 앞챙이 나온 여성모자

3.
n. - 부대, 작은 주머니

4.
n. - 미국 자리공

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 突くこと, 殴ること
v. - 突く, かきたてる, 突き出す, 突き出る, 殴る, あける

idioms:

• poke around/about    捜し回る, せかせか動き回る
• poke at    突く
• poke fun at    からかう
• poke one's nose into everything    干渉する, 口を出す
• poke through    つついてあける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نخسه, ثقب (فعل) يثقب, ينخس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היכה, הזדווג עם (מדוברת), חתה (גחלים)‬
v. intr. - ‮תחב, דחף, תקע‬
n. - ‮תקיעה, תחיבה, דחיפה, מכה, הזדווג עם (מדוברת), חתה (גחלים)‬
n. - ‮שוליים בולטים בקדמת כובע נשים‬
n. - ‮תיק, שק‬
n. - ‮צמח גבוה הגדל באמריקה עם פירות סגולים‬

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