poke

  • (noun): A prod, jab, or thrust.
  • (noun): A lazy person; a dawdler.
  • (noun): A stupid or uninteresting person.
  • (noun): A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
  • (noun): The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
  • (noun): A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
  • (noun): A poke bonnet.
  • (verb): To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
  • (verb): To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
  • (verb): To rummage; to feel or grope around.
  • (verb): To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
  • (verb): To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
  • (verb): To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
  • (verb): To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
  • (verb): To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
  • (verb): To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
  • I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.
  • to poke an ox
  • If she smokes, she pokes.