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Poke

noun
Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounA prod, jab, or thrust.
2.nounA lazy person; a dawdler.
3.nounA stupid or uninteresting person.
4.nounA device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
5.nounThe storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
6.nounA notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
7.nounA poke bonnet.
8.verbTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
9.verbTo stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
10.verbTo rummage; to feel or grope around.
"I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys."
11.verbTo modify the value stored in (a memory address).
12.verbTo put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
"to poke an ox"
13.verbTo thrust at with the horns; to gore.
14.verbTo notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
15.verbTo thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
16.verbTo penetrate in sexual intercourse.
"If she smokes, she pokes."

Synonyms

drillnailpoundfumbleglaumrootprodjabbingjabstabthumppunch

Rhymes With

evokecroakstrokeprovokeinvokebaroqueyokejoke
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