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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  poke
       
          The BASIC command to write a value to an absolute address.
       
          See peek.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1995-01-31)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.)
     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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poke \Poke\, v. i.
     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. --Prior.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poke \Poke\, n.
     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. [Slang, U.S.] --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. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poke \Poke\, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD.
     poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF.
     poque. Cf. Pock, Pocket, Pouch.]
     1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. ``He drew a dial from his poke.''
        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They wallowed as pigs in a poke.      --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To boy a pig a poke (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing
        without knowledge or examination of it. --Camden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poke \Poke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a
     dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a
     blow, Gael. puc to push.]
     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 ?''
                                                    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
        [Colloq. U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.]
  
     To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  poke n.,vt. See peek.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Poke \Poke\, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD.
     poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF.
     poque. Cf. Pock, Pocket, Pouch.]
     1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. ``He drew a dial from his poke.''
        --Shak.
  
              They wallowed as pigs in a poke.      --Chaucer.
  
     2. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
  
     To boy a pig a poke (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing
        without knowledge or examination of it. --Camden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Poke \Poke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Poking.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a
     dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a
     blow, Gael. puc to push.]
     1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed;
        hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
  
              He poked John, and said ``Sleepest thou ?''
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
     2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
  
     3. [From 5th Poke, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
        [Colloq. U. S.]
  
     To poke fun, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.]
  
     To poke fun at, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Poke \Poke\, v. i.
     To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as,
     to poke about.
  
           A man must have poked into Latin and Greek. --Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.)
     A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca ({P.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Poke \Poke\, n.
     1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the
        ribs. --Ld. Lytton.
  
     2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting
        person. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.
  
     3. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or
        breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole
        inserted, pointed forward. [U.S.]
  
     Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  poke
       n 1: 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 [syn: pigeon berry, garget, scoke,
             Phytolacca americana]
       2: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's
          purchases [syn: sack, paper bag, carrier bag]
       3: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with
          a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with
          his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting]
       4: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his
          nose" [syn: punch, clout, lick, biff]
       v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
            ribs" [syn: jab, prod, stab, dig]
       2: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
          nosing around the office" [syn: pry, nose]
       3: stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
       4: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the
          salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
          Southern Baptist" [syn: thump, pound]
       5: make a hole by poking

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 σκουντώ
     2 poke someone: απαυτώνω, τον καφώνω, τον μπήγω, τον χώνω, γαμ ώ-γαμ
  άω, πηδώ-πηδάω, συνουσιάζομαι ενεργητικά
     3 poke someone: βάζω-χώνω-μπήγω δάχτυλο σε αιδοίο ή πρωκτό
     4 poke something: πειράζω κάτι κουνώντας ή σκουντώντας το

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     Ido adv.
     slightly
     Maori a.
     grimy
     n.
     1 A prod, jab, or thrust.
     2 (lb en US slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
     3 (lb en US slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
     4 An old, worn-out horse.
     5 (lb en US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking
  through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed
  forward.
     6 (lb en computing dated) The storage of a value in a memory address,
  typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video
  game.
     vb.
     To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. (from
  later 14th c.)
     n.
     (lb en now regional) A sack or bag. (from early 13th c.)
     n.
     (senseid en weed) (lb en dialectal) pokeweed.
     alt.
     (alter en poké)
     n.
     (senseid en raw fish) (lb en Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or
  other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs,
  spices, or other flavorful ingredients.
     Tocharian A n.
     (topics xto Body parts)arm

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poke-
     Uneapa n.
     back

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Poke
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     n.
     1 A prod, jab, or thrust.
     2 (lb en US slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
     3 (lb en US slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
     4 An old, worn-out horse.
     5 (lb en US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking
  through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed
  forward.
     6 (lb en computing dated) The storage of a value in a memory address,
  typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video
  game.
     vb.
     To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. (from
  later 14th c.)
     n.
     (lb en now regional) A sack or bag. (from early 13th c.)
     n.
     (senseid en weed) (lb en dialectal) pokeweed.
     alt.
     (alter en poké)
     n.
     (senseid en raw fish) (lb en Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or
  other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs,
  spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Poke
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     Middle English n.
     sack, pouch, bag
     n.
     1 A prod, jab, or thrust.
     2 (lb en US slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
     3 (lb en US slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
     4 An old, worn-out horse.
     5 (lb en US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking
  through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed
  forward.
     6 (lb en computing dated) The storage of a value in a memory address,
  typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video
  game.
     vb.
     To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. (from
  later 14th c.)
     n.
     (lb en now regional) A sack or bag. (from early 13th c.)
     n.
     (senseid en weed) (lb en dialectal) pokeweed.
     alt.
     (alter en poké)
     n.
     (senseid en raw fish) (lb en Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or
  other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs,
  spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Poke
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     Middle English n.
     sack, pouch, bag
     n.
     1 A prod, jab, or thrust.
     2 (lb en US slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
     3 (lb en US slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
     4 An old, worn-out horse.
     5 (lb en US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking
  through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed
  forward.
     6 (lb en computing dated) The storage of a value in a memory address,
  typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video
  game.
     vb.
     To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. (from
  later 14th c.)
     n.
     (lb en now regional) A sack or bag. (from early 13th c.)
     n.
     (senseid en weed) (lb en dialectal) pokeweed.
     alt.
     (alter en poké)
     n.
     (senseid en raw fish) (lb en Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or
  other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs,
  spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Poke
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     n.
     1 (yhteys slangia k=fi) portsari, ovimies (esim. ravintolassa tai
  hotellissa)
     2 (yhteys slangia k=fi) pornografia, aikuisviihde
     3 (yhteys slangia k=fi) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon
  harrastuksena

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     n.
     1 (yhteys slangia k=fi) portsari, ovimies (esim. ravintolassa tai
  hotellissa)
     2 (yhteys slangia k=fi) pornografia, aikuisviihde
     3 (yhteys slangia k=fi) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon
  harrastuksena

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poke
     Engelska n.
     stöt, knuff
     Engelska vb.
     peta, stöta, knuffa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Poke /pˈəʊk/
  الوخزة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  poke //poʊk// //pəʊk// 
  кесия, торба
  sack or bag

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  poke //poʊk// //pəʊk// 
  1. мушкам
  to jab with an object such as a finger or a stick
  2. разбърквам
  to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning