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
Used in a Sentence
poke
How to use poke in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for poke.
Editorial note
One way to tell the story is the director went out of his way to poke a bear and got mauled.
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Definitions10
Parts of speech2
Quick take
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
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of poke gathered in one view.
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for poke.
noun
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
noun
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
noun
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
See also: sack
noun
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
noun
(boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
verb
poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
verb
search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
verb
stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
verb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
verb
make a hole by poking
Example sentences
One way to tell the story is the director went out of his way to poke a bear and got mauled.
You poke fun at yourself to make the audience feel more comfortable.
Instead, he seems to have seized an opportunity to poke a giant bear with a stick.
[Edited to poke fun at idea, not person/company.
When they are 25cm tall, yank them out of the pot, poke a 6' bamboo stick 12" into the ground and throw the plant in a hole at the front.
7. Second to last paragraph only tried to poke fun at microsoft.
Then you can poke around and see a round button with a triangle on it, a 40-year-old visual convention.
The idea here--in my reading at least--is to poke fun at people who bash new programming languages by reducing their criticisms to a thoughtless checklist.
The "Uprising" lyrics are an inspired poke at the traditional space industry: "endless red tape to keep the truth confined... it's time the fat cats had a heart attack, you know that their time's coming to an end..."
They are now out of business, but they did so by leveraging the existence of the development contracts to flip the company to a bigger company that didn't realize it was buying a pig in a poke.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use poke in a sentence?
One way to tell the story is the director went out of his way to poke a bear and got mauled.
What does poke mean?
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
What part of speech is poke?
poke is commonly used as noun, verb.