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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poke \Poke\, 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. [1913 Webster] He poked John, and said "Sleepest thou ?" --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust with the horns; to gore. [1913 Webster] 3. [From 5th {Poke}, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] {To poke fun}, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.] {To poke fun at}, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poke \Poke\, 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poke \Poke\, 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. [1913 Webster] They wallowed as pigs in a poke. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also {poke sleeve}. [1913 Webster] {To boy a pig a poke} (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing without knowledge or examination of it. --Camden. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poke \Poke\, v. i. To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about. [1913 Webster] A man must have poked into Latin and Greek. --Prior. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poke \Poke\, n. 1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster] {Poke bonnet}, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: poke n 1: 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 [syn: {poke}, {pigeon berry}, {garget}, {scoke}, {Phytolacca americana}] 2: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: {dawdler}, {drone}, {laggard}, {lagger}, {trailer}, {poke}] 3: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases [syn: {sack}, {poke}, {paper bag}, {carrier bag}] 4: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: {jab}, {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}] 5: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: {punch}, {clout}, {poke}, {lick}, {biff}, {slug}] v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}] 2: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: {intrude}, {horn in}, {pry}, {nose}, {poke}] 3: stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" 4: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" [syn: {thump}, {pound}, {poke}] 5: make a hole by poking From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]: poke n.,vt. See {peek}.