Definitions For Poke

noun

• (boxing) a blow with the fist
• A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
• A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
• Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
• 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
• To push your finger or something thin or pointed into or at someone or something
• To make (a hole) in something by pushing something sharp or pointed through or into it
• To stick out so that a part can be seen

verb

• Poke or thrust abruptly
• Make a hole by poking
• Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
• Stir by poking
• Search or inquire in a meddlesome way