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
Source: WordNet® 2.0

poke n.,vt. See {peek}.


Source: The Jargon File