1.  poke(n = noun.plant) garget, phytolacca americana, pigeon berry, scoke - 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;
is a kind of pokeweed

2.  poke(n = noun.person) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind;
is a kind of bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer
has particulars: lingerer, loiterer, plodder, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, potterer, putterer, straggler, strayer
Derived forms adjective pokey₁, adjective poky₁

3.  poke(n = noun.artifact) carrier bag, paper bag, sack - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases;
is a kind of bag
has particulars: doggie bag, doggy bag, grocery bag

4.  poke(n = noun.act) jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
is a kind of gesture
Derived forms verb poke₁, verb poke₅

5.  poke(n = noun.act) biff, clout, lick, punch, slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
is a kind of blow
has particulars: counter, counterpunch, parry, haymaker, knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch, hook, jab, rabbit punch, sucker punch
Derived form verb poke₄

1.  poke(v = verb.contact) dig, jab, prod, stab - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
is one way to thrust
Derived forms noun poke₄, noun poking₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP

2.  poke(v = verb.perception) horn in, intrude, nose, pry - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
is one way to look, search
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

3.  poke(v = verb.contact) - stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
is one way to agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex
Derived form noun poker₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

4.  poke(v = verb.contact) pound, thump - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
is one way to hit
Derived form noun poke₅
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

5.  poke(v = verb.contact) - make a hole by poking;
is one way to pierce
Derived form noun poke₄
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

   A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (Phytolacca 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. [1913 Webster]

1.  A bag; a sack; a pocket. Shak. [1913 Webster]
"They wallowed as pigs in a poke." [1913 Webster]

2.  A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve. [1913 Webster]

1.  To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire. [1913 Webster]
"He poked John, and said “Sleepest thou ?”" [1913 Webster]

2.  To thrust with the horns; to gore. [1913 Webster]

3.  To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [1913 Webster]

   To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about. [1913 Webster]
"A man must have poked into Latin and Greek." [1913 Webster]

1.  The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]

2.  A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person. Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

3.  A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. [1913 Webster]

poke, v. & n.
--v.
1 (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, point of a stick, etc. b intr. be thrust forward.
2 intr. (foll. by at etc.) make thrusts with a stick etc.
3 tr. thrust the end of a finger etc. against.
4 tr. (foll. by in) produce (a hole etc. in a thing) by poking.
5 tr. thrust forward, esp. obtrusively.
6 tr. stir (a fire) with a poker.
7 intr. a (often foll. by about, around) move or act desultorily; potter. b (foll. by about, into) pry; search casually.
8 tr. coarse sl. have sexual intercourse with.
9 tr. (foll. by up) colloq. confine (esp. oneself) in a poky place.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of poking.
2 a thrust or nudge.
3 a device fastened on cattle etc. to prevent them breaking through fences.
4 a a projecting brim or front of a woman's bonnet or hat. b (in full poke-bonnet) a bonnet having this.

Idiom:
poke fun at ridicule, tease. poke one's nose into colloq. pry or intrude into (esp. a person's affairs).

poke, n. dial. a bag or sack.

Idiom:
buy a pig in a poke see PIG.

Etymology:
ME f. ONF poke, poque = OF poche: cf. POUCH

VB  be inactive, do nothing, move slowly, let the grass grow under one's feet, take one's time, dawdle, drawl, droil, lag, hang back, slouch, loll, lollop, lounge, poke, loaf, loiter, go to sleep over, sleep at one's post, ne battre que d'une aile, take it easy, take things as they come, lead an easy life, vegetate, swim with the stream, eat the bread of idleness, loll in the lap of luxury, loll in the lap of indolence, waste time, consume time, kill time, lose time, burn daylight, waste the precious hours, idle away time, trifle away time, fritter away time, fool away time, spend time in, take time in, peddle, piddle, potter, pudder, dabble, faddle fribble, fiddle-faddle, dally, dilly-dally, sleep, slumber, be asleep, hibernate, oversleep, sleep like a top, sleep like a log, sleep like a dormouse, sleep soundly, heavily, doze, drowze, snooze, nap, take a nap, dream, snore one's best, settle to sleep, go to sleep, go off to sleep, doze off, drop off, fall asleep, drop asleep, close the eyes, seal up the eyes, seal up eyelids, weigh down the eyelids, get sleep, nod, yawn, go to bed, turn, get some z's, stack z's, languish, expend itself, flag, hang fire, relax, render idle, sluggardize, mitigate.

N  receptacle, inclosure, recipient, receiver, reservatory, compartment, cell, cellule, follicle, hole, corner, niche, recess, nook, crypt, stall, pigeonhole, cove, oriel, cave, capsule, vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder, pericarp, udder, stomach, paunch, venter, ventricle, crop, craw, maw, gizzard, breadbasket, mouth, pocket, pouch, fob, sheath, scabbard, socket, bag, sac, sack, saccule, wallet, cardcase, scrip, poke, knit, knapsack, haversack, sachel, satchel, reticule, budget, net, ditty bag, ditty box, housewife, hussif, saddlebags, portfolio, quiver, chest, box, coffer, caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk, bureau, reliquary, trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise, grip, grip sack, skippet, vasculum, boot, imperial, vache, cage, manger, rack, vessel, vase, bushel, barrel, canister, jar, pottle, basket, pannier, buck-basket, hopper, maund, creel, cran, crate, cradle, bassinet, wisket, whisket, jardiniere, corbeille, hamper, dosser, dorser, tray, hod, scuttle, utensil, brazier, cuspidor, spittoon, cistern, vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon, demijohn, flask, flasket, stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster, urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera, pig gin, big gin, tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol, tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin, galipot, gallipot, matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle, bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen, beaker, flask, Erlenmeyer flask, Florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, culture tube, pipette, Pasteur pipette, disposable pipette, syringe, vial, carboy, vacuum flask, Petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube, bail, beaker, billy, canakin, catch basin, catch drain, chatti, lota, mussuk, schooner, spider, terrine, toby, urceus, plate, platter, dish, trencher, calabash, porringer, potager, saucer, pan, crucible, glassware, tableware, vitrics, compote, gravy boat, creamer, sugar bowl, butter dish, mug, pitcher, punch bowl, chafing dish, shovel, trowel, spoon, spatula, ladle, dipper, tablespoon, watch glass, thimble, closet, commode, cupboard, cellaret, chiffonniere, locker, bin, bunker, buffet, press, clothespress, safe, sideboard, drawer, chest of drawers, chest on chest, highboy, lowboy, till, scrutoire, secretary, secretaire, davenport, bookcase, cabinet, canterbury, escritoire, etagere, vargueno, vitrine, chamber, apartment, room, cabin, office, court, hall, atrium, suite of rooms, apartment, flat, story, saloon, salon, parlor, by-room, cubicle, presence chamber, sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room, gallery, cabinet, closet, pew, box, boudoir, adytum, sanctum, bedroom, dormitory, refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger, nursery, schoolroom, library, study, studio, billiard room, smoking room, den, stateroom, tablinum, tenement, bath room, bathroom, toilet, lavatory, powder room, john, jakes, necessary, loo, men's room, ladies' room, rest room, (uncleanness), 653 attic, loft, garret, cockloft, clerestory, cellar, vault, hold, cockpit, cubbyhole, cook house, entre-sol, mezzanine floor, ground floor, rez-de-chaussee, basement, kitchen, pantry, bawarchi-khana, scullery, offices, storeroom, lumber room, dairy, laundry, coach house, garage, hangar, outhouse, penthouse, lean-to, portico, porch, stoop, stope, veranda, patio, lanai, terrace, deck, lobby, court, courtyard, hall, vestibule, corridor, passage, breezeway, ante room, ante chamber, lounge, piazza, veranda, conservatory, greenhouse, bower, arbor, summerhouse, alcove, grotto, hermitage, lodging, bed, carriage, capsular, saccular, sacculated, recipient, ventricular, cystic, vascular, vesicular, cellular, camerated, locular, multilocular, polygastric, marsupial, siliquose, siliquous.

N  slowness, languor, drawl, creeping, lentor, retardation, slackening, delay, claudication, jog trot, dog trot, mincing steps, slow march, slow time, slow goer, slow coach, slow back, lingerer, loiterer, sluggard, tortoise, snail, poke, dawdle, slow, slack, tardy, dilatory, gentle, easy, leisurely, deliberate, gradual, insensible, imperceptible, glacial, languid, sluggish, slow paced, tardigrade, snail-like, creeping, reptatorial, slowly, leisurely, piano, adagio, largo, larghetto, at half speed, under easy sail, at a foots pace, at a snail's pace, at a funeral pace, in slow time, with mincing steps, with clipped wings, haud passibus aequis, gradually, gradatim, by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little, step by step, one step at a time, inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim, consecutively, dum Roma deliberat Saguntum perit, at a glacial pace.

indian poke, pig in a poke, poke around, poke at, poke bonnet, poke check, poke fun, poke into, poke milkweed, poke out