8  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Poke  \Poke\,  n.  [AS.  poca,  poha,  pohha  akin  to  Icel.  poki,  OD 
  poke,  and  perh.  to  E.  pock;  cf  also  Gael.  poca,  and  OF 
  poque.  Cf  {Pock},  {Pocket},  {Pouch}.] 
  1.  A  bag;  a  sack;  a  pocket.  ``He  drew  a  dial  from  his  poke.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  They  wallowed  as  pigs  in  a  poke.  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  A  long,  wide  sleeve;  --  called  also  {poke  sleeve}. 
 
  {To  boy  a  pig  a  poke}  (that  is  in  a  bag),  to  buy  a  thing 
  without  knowledge  or  examination  of  it  --Camden. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Poke  \Poke\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Poked};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Poking}.]  [Cf.  LG  poken  to  prick,  pierce,  thrust,  pok  a 
  dagger,  knife,  D.  pook,  G.  pocken  to  beat  also  Ir  poc  a 
  blow,  Gael.  puc  to  push.] 
  1.  To  thrust  or  push  against  or  into  with  anything  pointed; 
  hence  to  stir  up  to  excite;  as  to  poke  a  fire. 
 
  He  poked  John,  and  said  ``Sleepest  thou  ?'' 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  To  thrust  with  the  horns;  to  gore. 
 
  3.  [From  5th  {Poke},  3.]  To  put  a  poke  on  as  to  poke  an  ox 
  [Colloq.  U.  S.] 
 
  {To  poke  fun},  to  excite  fun;  to  joke;  to  jest.  [Colloq.] 
 
  {To  poke  fun  at},  to  make  a  butt  of  to  ridicule.  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Poke  \Poke\,  v.  i. 
  To  search;  to  feel  one's  way  as  in  the  dark;  to  grope;  as 
  to  poke  about 
 
  A  man  must  have  poked  into  Latin  and  Greek.  --Prior. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Poke  \Poke\,  n.  (Bot.) 
  A  large  North  American  herb  of  the  genus  {Phytolacca}  ({P. 
  decandra}),  bearing  dark  purple  juicy  berries;  --  called  also 
  {garget},  {pigeon  berry},  {pocan},  and  {pokeweed}.  The  root 
  and  berries  have  emetic  and  purgative  properties,  and  are 
  used  in  medicine.  The  young  shoots  are  sometimes  eaten  as  a 
  substitute  for  asparagus,  and  the  berries  are  said  to  be  used 
  in  Europe  to  color  wine. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Poke  \Poke\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  poking;  a  thrust;  a  jog;  as  a  poke  in  the 
  ribs.  --Ld.  Lytton. 
 
  2.  A  lazy  person;  a  dawdler;  also  a  stupid  or  uninteresting 
  person.  [Slang,  U.S.]  --Bartlett. 
 
  3.  A  contrivance  to  prevent  an  animal  from  leaping  or 
  breaking  through  fences.  It  consists  of  a  yoke  with  a  pole 
  inserted,  pointed  forward.  [U.S.] 
 
  {Poke  bonnet},  a  bonnet  with  a  straight,  projecting  front. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  poke 
  n  1:  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  [syn:  {pigeon  berry},  {garget},  {scoke}, 
  {Phytolacca  americana}] 
  2:  a  bag  made  of  paper  or  plastic  for  holding  customer's 
  purchases  [syn:  {sack},  {paper  bag},  {carrier  bag}] 
  3:  a  sharp  hand  gesture  (resembling  a  blow);  "he  warned  me  with 
  a  jab  with  his  finger";  "he  made  a  thrusting  motion  with 
  his  fist"  [syn:  {jab},  {jabbing},  {poking},  {thrust},  {thrusting}] 
  4:  (boxing)  a  blow  with  the  fist  [syn:  {punch},  {lick},  {biff}] 
  v  1:  poke  or  thrust  abruptly;  "he  jabbed  his  finger  into  her 
  ribs"  [syn:  {jab},  {prod},  {stab},  {dig}] 
  2:  search  or  inquire  in  a  meddlesome  way  "This  guy  is  always 
  nosing  around  the  office"  [syn:  {pry},  {nose}] 
  3:  stir  by  poking;  "poke  the  embers  in  the  fireplace" 
  4:  hit  hard  [syn:  {thump},  {pound}] 
  5:  make  a  hole  by  poking 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  poke  n.,vt.  See  {peek}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  poke 
 
  The  {BASIC}  command  to  write  a  value  to  an  absolute  address. 
 
  See  {peek}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1995-01-31) 
 
 

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