1. to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, such as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: He was asleep until she poked him in the ribs.
2. to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing: The branch poked a hole in my sweater.It was a difficult trek, as he had to poke his way slowly through the underbrush.
3. to thrust or push: She poked her head out of the window.
4. to force, drive, or stir by or as by pushing or thrusting: He poked the fire up.
5. to thrust obtrusively: The prosecutor kept poking his finger at the defendant.

6. to make a pushing or thrusting movement with the finger, a stick, etc.: Angle the needle and poke hard, and it should get through the fabric.
7. to extend or project (often followed by out): His handkerchief is poking out of his back pocket.
8. to thrust oneself obtrusively: It's dangerous to poke into something that's none of your business.
9. to search curiously; pry (often followed by around or about): When working airport security, you often have to poke around in other people's stuff.
10. to go or proceed in a slow or aimless way (often followed by along): We spent a while poking along at 5 mph while the traffic jam cleared.

11. a thrust or push: She gave the cake a poke with a toothpick to see if it was done.
12. a slow or dawdling person; slowpoke.

13. to ridicule or mock, especially covertly or slyly: In her novel, she pokes fun at her ex-husband.
14. to meddle in; pry into: We felt as if half the people in town were poking their noses into our lives.

1. a bag or sack, especially a small one.
2. a wallet or purse.
3. a pocket.

1. a projecting brim at the front of a bonnet, framing the face.
2. a bonnet or hat with such a brim.

1. pokeweed.

1. a Hawaiian salad of cubed raw tuna mixed with diced sweet onion and scallion and marinated in soy sauce and sesame oil.

1. to jab or prod, as with the elbow, the finger, a stick, etc
2. to make (a hole, opening, etc) by or as by poking
3. to thrust (at)
4. to hit with the fist; punch
5. to protrude or cause to protrude
6. to stir (a fire, pot, etc) by poking
7. to meddle or intrude
8. to search or pry
9. to loiter, potter, dawdle, etc
10. (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with
11. to mock or ridicule
12. poke one's nose into See nose (def. 17)

13. a jab or prod
14. short for slowpoke
15. a blow with one's fist; punch
16. sexual intercourse

1. a pocket or bag
2. a pig in a poke See pig (def. 9)

1. a woman's bonnet with a brim that projects at the front, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
2. the brim itself

1. short for pokeweed

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