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poke   (TTS Sound)

The noun poke has 5 senses

• poke, pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana -- (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)


• dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke -- (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)


• sack, poke, paper bag, carrier bag -- (a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)


• jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting -- (a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist")


• punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug -- ((boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose")

The verb poke has 5 senses

• jab, prod, stab, poke, dig -- (poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs")


• intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke -- (search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office")


• poke -- (stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace")


• thump, pound, poke -- (hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist")


• poke -- (make a hole by poking)