noun a bag; a sack; a pocket.
2. poke ·noun a long, wide sleeve;
called also poke sleeve.
3. poke ·vt to thrust with the horns; to gore.
4. poke ·noun the act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
5. poke ·vt to put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
6. poke ·noun a lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
7. poke ·vi to search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
8. poke ·vt to thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
9. poke ·noun a contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. it consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
10. poke ·noun 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.