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poke

/pəʊk/

noun

Meaning

  • A prod, jab, or thrust.

  • A lazy person; a dawdler.

  • A stupid or uninteresting person.

  • A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

  • The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.

  • A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.

  • A poke bonnet.

verb

Meaning

  • To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

  • To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

  • To rummage; to feel or grope around.

    "I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys."

  • To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

  • To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).

    "to poke an ox"

  • To thrust at with the horns; to gore.

  • To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.

  • To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

  • To penetrate in sexual intercourse.

    "If she smokes, she pokes."

Synonyms

drill,
nail,
pound,
fumble,
glaum,
root