poke

Etymology 1
From, perhaps from or , both from  or similar, which is itself of uncertain origin, but may be from an   root. .

Verb

 * 1) To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
 * 2) To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
 * 3)  To rummage; to feel or grope around.
 * 4)  To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
 * 5)  To put a poke device to prevent leaping or breaking fences on (an animal).
 * 6)  To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
 * 7)  To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 8)  To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
 * 9)  To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
 * 10) * 1996 November 25, Washington Times quoted in The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs:
 * "en"
 * 1)  To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
 * 2)  To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 3)  To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
 * 4)  To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
 * 5) * 1996 November 25, Washington Times quoted in The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs:
 * "en"
 * 1)  To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
 * 2) * 1996 November 25, Washington Times quoted in The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs:
 * "en"
 * "en"

- Maj. Cloutier commented to Lt. Clemm, "You know what they say about a girl who smokes: If she smokes, she pokes."



Translations

 * Afrikaans: por
 * Aleut: chuhnil
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: খুচৰ
 * Bashkir: төртөү
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: punkttuŝi
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician: zoscar, chuzar, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hindi: उंगली करना
 * Italian:, ,
 * Jamaican Creole: jook
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:
 * Latin: fodicō
 * Malayalam:
 * Maori: tīkapekape
 * Mongolian:
 * Nigerian Pidgin: chook
 * Norwegian: pirke,
 * Ottoman Turkish: دورتمك; پرمقلمق
 * Persian:
 * Polish: dźgnąć
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Santali: ᱨᱳᱜ
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: sundot
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: שטורכען


 * Afrikaans:
 * Bashkir: болғау
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: prohrábnout
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: zoscar, ,
 * Gallurese: abbruncà
 * German:
 * Irish: rúisc
 * Italian:
 * Maori: tīkapekape
 * Norwegian: nøre
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: achiy
 * Russian: ,
 * Sardinian:
 * Campidanese: acchiccare
 * Logudorese: acchiccare
 * Sassarese: attitzà
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:
 * German: poken


 * Afrikaans: uitsteek
 * Finnish:
 * Maori: whātero
 * Norwegian: geipe

Noun

 * 1) A prod, jab, or thrust.
 * 2)  A lazy person; a dawdler.
 * 3)  A stupid or uninteresting person.
 * 4) An old, worn-out horse.
 * 5)  A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
 * 6)  The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
 * 7)  A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 8) A poke bonnet.
 * 9)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.
 * 1) An old, worn-out horse.
 * 2)  A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
 * 3)  The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
 * 4)  A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 5) A poke bonnet.
 * 6)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.
 * 1)  A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
 * 2)  The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
 * 3)  A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 4) A poke bonnet.
 * 5)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.
 * 1)  The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
 * 2)  A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 3) A poke bonnet.
 * 4)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.
 * 1)  A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
 * 2) A poke bonnet.
 * 3)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.
 * 1) A poke bonnet.
 * 2)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.
 * 1)  A hit, especially an extra base hit.

Etymology 2
From, from (whence ), from. More at. .

Noun

 * 1)  A sack or bag.
 * 2) * 1605,, Remaines Concerning Brittaine, 1629 edition, Proverbes, page 276:
 * When the Pig is proffered, hold vp the poke.
 * 1) * 1627,, Minor Poems of Michael Drayton, 1907 edition, poem Nimphidia:
 * And suddainly vntyes the Poke, Which out of it sent such a smoke, As ready was them all to choke, So greeuous was the pother
 * 1) * 1814, September 4, The Examiner, volume 13, number 349, article French Fashions, page 573:
 * … and as to shape, a nightmare has as much. Under the poke and the muff-box, the face sometimes entirely disappears …
 * 1) A long, wide sleeve.
 * 2)  An ice cream cone.
 * 1) A long, wide sleeve.
 * 2)  An ice cream cone.
 * 1)  An ice cream cone.
 * 1)  An ice cream cone.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:

Etymology 3
or directly. See for more.

Noun

 * 1)   Pokeweed, and its berries.

Synonyms

 * see the list at

Etymology 4
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)   Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

Usage notes
Often typeset as to aid pronunciation as two syllables.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) doorman, bouncer at a bar or nightclub

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) pornography

Noun

 * 1) section, slice, piece, part, portion

Verb

 * 1)  to slice, to cut crosswise into pieces
 * 2)  to press out

Adverb

 * 1) slightly

Adjective

 * 1) grimy

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) sack, pouch, bag
 * 2) * c. 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Miller's Prologue and Tale:
 * "enm"

- Gerveys answerde, “Certes, were it gold, Or in a poke nobles alle untold, Thou sholdest have, as I am trewe smyth.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) sack
 * E puis les poudrez bien de sel e les mettez ensemble en une poke de bon kanevaz

Etymology
From, earlier , from pre-Tocharian , ultimately from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) arm

Etymology
From earlier *pʷuka-i, from, variant of.

Verb

 * 1) to fall