pokes

/pəʊks//poʊks/

noun

  1. 1

    A prod, jab, or thrust.

  2. 2

    A lazy person; a dawdler.

  3. 3

    A stupid or uninteresting person.

  4. 4

    A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

  5. 5

    The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.

  6. 6

    A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.

  7. 7

    A poke bonnet.

verb

  1. 1

    To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

  2. 2

    To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

  3. 3

    To rummage; to feel or grope around.

    “I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.”
  4. 4

    To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

  5. 5

    To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).

    “to poke an ox”
  6. 6

    To thrust at with the horns; to gore.

  7. 7

    To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.

  8. 8

    To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.

  9. 9

    To penetrate in sexual intercourse.

    “If she smokes, she pokes.”

noun

  1. 1

    A sack or bag.

  2. 2

    A long, wide sleeve.

  3. 3

    An ice cream cone.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Pokeweed

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