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poke (n.)
1.(boxing) a blow with the fist"I gave him a clout on his nose"
2.a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)"he warned me with a jab with his finger" "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
3.a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
4.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
5.someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
poke (v. trans.)
1.poke or thrust abruptly"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
2.make a hole by poking
3.hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument"the salesman pounded the door knocker" "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
4.stir by poking"poke the embers in the fireplace"
5.search or inquire in a meddlesome way"This guy is always nosing around the office"
poke (v.)
1.reach outward in space"The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
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Merriam Webster
PokePoke (?), 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.
PokePoke, 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.
They wallowed as pigs in a poke. Chaucer.
2. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
To boy a pig a poke (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it. Camden.
PokePoke, 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.
He poked John, and said “Sleepest thou ?” Chaucer.
2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [Colloq. U. S.]
To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.] -- To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]
PokePoke, v. i. To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
A man must have poked into Latin and Greek. Prior.
PokePoke, n.
1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs. Ld. Lytton.
2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.
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.]
Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
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poke (n.)
bag, biff, box, butt, carrier bag, dawdler, drone, garget, jab, jabbing, laggard, lagger, lick, nudge, paper bag, Phytolacca americana, Pigeonberry, pigeon berry, poking, pouch, punch, sack, scoke, slug, sock, thrust, thrusting, trailer, welfare parasite, clout (spéc. anglais britannique)
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poke (n.)
sock; punch; clout; poke; lick; biff; slug[ClasseHyper.]
thump; wallop; slap[Classe]
poke (n.)
gesture[Hyper.]
dig, jab, poke, prod, stab, stick - poke - jab - throw, thrust - hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust[Dérivé]
poke (n.)
élément de l'équipement du soldat (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
sac (fr)[Classe]
contenant définissant un volume (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
poke (n.)
bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer[Hyper.]
dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag - dally, dawdle, dillydally - dawdle, linger, take one's time - dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, lag, linger, straggle, trail - shack, trail - dilatory, laggard, pokey, poky, slow, sluggish, sullen[Dérivé]
poke (v.)
be[Hyper.]
extensible, extensile - extendable, extendible[Dérivé]
poke (v. tr.)
frapper quelqu'un (fr)[Classe]
poke (v. tr.)
thrust[Hyper.]
dig, jab - jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting - goad, prod[Dérivé]
poke (v. tr.)
pierce[Hyper.]
poke (v. tr.)
frapper quelqu'un (fr)[Classe]
heurter un obstacle (fr)[Classe]
toucher rudement en portant des coups (fr)[Classe]
douleur et souffrance (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
poke (v. tr.)
poke (v. tr.)
hunt, hunt for, look, search, seek[Hyper.]
nose - nosiness, prying, snoopiness[Dérivé]
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