1. Push suddenly or strongly with a finger or something pointed
   "he poked his finger into her ribs";
   - jab, prod, stab, dig
    
2. Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
   "a bible-poking Southern Baptist";
   - thump, pound
    
3. Make a hole by poking
   "He poked a hole in the fabric with a needle"
    
4. Stir by poking
   "poke the embers in the fireplace"
    
5. Inquire, listen or interfere uninvited in a meddlesome way
   "This guy is always poking around the office";
   - intrude, horn in [informal], pry, nose
    
6. [vulgar] (of a man) have sexual intercourse with
   "he boasted he was going to poke his first date";

1. A quick gesture, push or prod with a finger, stick, or similar object
   "He gave the button a poke to see if it worked";
   - jab, thrust
    
2. (boxing) a blow with the fist
   "I gave him a poke on his nose";
   - punch, clout, lick, biff [informal], slug, dong [Austral, NZ, informal]
    
3. (Hawaii) a dish of diced raw fish served as an appetizer or main course
   "We ordered tuna poke as a starter"
    
4. [US, dialect] A bag made of paper or plastic for holding a customer's purchases
   "The cashier packed the groceries into a poke";
   - sack, paper bag, carrier bag [Brit]
    
5. 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
   "Children were warned to avoid the poisonous berries of the poke plant";
   - pigeon berry, garget, scoke, Phytolacca americana

Derived forms: pokes, poking, poked

Type of: agitate, bag, blow, disturb, gesture, hit, look, pierce, pokeweed, raise up, search, shake up, stir up, thrust

Encyclopedia: Poke, Michael