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poke1 /pōk/ transitive verb- To thrust or push the end of anything against or into
- To prod or jab
- To cause to protrude
- To thrust forward or endways
- To make, put, render, or achieve by thrusting or groping
- To stir up, incite
- To dress with a poking-stick (obsolete)
- (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with (slang)
- To store data in a single specified memory location
- To seclude or confine in a poky place (informal)
intransitive verb- To thrust, make thrusts
- To protrude
- To feel about, grope
- To potter
- To stoop
- To pry about
- To live a dull or secluded life
noun An act of poking ORIGIN: ME pōken; appar of LGer origin pōˈker noun - Someone who pokes
- A rod for poking or stirring a fire
- An instrument for doing poker work
- A stiff person
- A mace or mace-bearer (facetious)
- A poking-stick
poˈker or pōˈkerish adjective - Like a poker
- Stiff
pōˈkerishly adverb pokey adjective and noun see poky below pōˈking adjective - Pottering
- Petty
- Confined
- Stuffy
- Shabby
pōˈky or pōˈkey adjective - Poking, confined
- Slow, lacking energy or speed (informal)
- Powerful (informal)
noun (pl pōˈkies or pōˈkeys) (N American)Jail poker work noun Work done by burning a design into wood with a heated point pōˈking-stick noun A small rod formerly used for adjusting the pleats of ruffs better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt or sharp stick) (informal) - An expression of pleasure, esp qualified (Aust)
- Generally, referring to something only moderately desirable
by the holy poker A facetious oath of unknown meaning, perhaps belonging to poker2 poke fun at To make the object of ridicule, taunt poke one's head To stoop, hold the head forward poke one's nose To pry red-hot poker Kniphofia or Tritoma |