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To protrude (out) and be visible
“A widow of several years, she wears a green, yellow and orange headscarf, from which black and grey curls poke out.”
To jab or prod (someone or something) with a finger or sharp object
“My brother used to chase me to try to poke me in the belly button when I was young, and I would become hysterical.”
To meddle or snoop into the affairs of others
“There is a committee composed of elderly men and ladies from the community whose job is to poke into other people's business.”
To rummage or search through
“He fell silent and simply watched her poke through the closet.”
To move very slowly (towards something)
“The day is so fine, and the scenery so beautiful, that we shall just poke along at a nice slow trot and enjoy ourselves.”
To act slowly or lazily
“He said he didn't want to poke along all day. He wanted to get in there and have it over with!”
To search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands
To pierce, especially with the beak or bill (of a bird) or similar instrument
To engage in carnal activity
To pierce and make a hole or holes in
To delve or make inquiries into
To create a dimple or hollow in
To pass a length of something through an opening
To lightly touch or strike something, often to signal surrender or submission
To tinker or fidget with something
To dig or poke about, especially in soil, in search of something
To strike with the fist
To direct or steer a group of animals or people
An act of poking someone or something
“A poke in his side, however, caught his attention and he looked down to a frowning Shi who had a scolding look on her face.”
A sudden or violent lunge forward
“Last season's leading marksman latched onto a poke forward by Luke Norris and obliged with a crisp finish past an exposed David Forde.”
A hard strike or hit
“You go flapping your silly mouth about me and I'll give you a poke in the eye.”
A scornful or hurtful act or expression
“At the tune's conclusion, Carter took a gratuitous poke at Ralph's banjo work.”
A sack or bag
“You don't want to wind up buying a pig in a poke.”
A person who works or moves at a slow pace
A piece of luggage
A paper or cardboard container, typically one in which goods are sold
A furtive investigation
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves
A cone-shaped pastry used to hold scoops of ice-cream
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