poke

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for poke

poke 🔊 /powˈk/

poke : අනිනවා

poke : ඔබා බලනවා

poke : ඇනීම

poke : අතින් ඔබනවා

poke : ඔබා බැලීම

poke : ඇඟිල්ලෙන් ඔබනවා

poke : උලකින් ඔබනවා

poke definition

Noun.

  1. 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.
  2. A bag; a sack; a pocket.
  3. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
  4. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
  5. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
  6. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

Transitive verb.

  1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
  2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.
  3. To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.

Intransitive verb. To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.