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Pokes

/pəʊks/

A prod, jab, or thrust.

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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.

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).

noun
  1. 1

    A sack or bag.

  2. 2

    A long, wide sleeve.

  3. 3

    An ice cream cone.

noun
  1. 1

    Pokeweed

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pokes"

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WordDefinition
prodnoun(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
jabbingnounA motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
jabnoun(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
stabnoun(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
thumpnounThe sound of such a blow; a thud.
punchnoun(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
biffnoun(informal) A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
thrustnounA push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
thrustingnounThe motion by which someone or something thrusts.
carrier bagnoun(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.
paper bagnounA bag made of paper, especially a firm brown kind intended for carrying groceries.
sacknounA bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
gargetnounA distemper in pigs accompanied by staggering and loss of appetite.
lickverb(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
pryverb(intransitive) To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
digverb(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
nosenounA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
poundnounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
scokenounPokeweed, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
phytolacca americanaPhytolacca americana, also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, pokeberry, dragonberries, pigeonberry weed, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae.

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