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poke

1. poke \'po-k\ n [ME, fr. ONF - more at POCKET] chiefly South & Midland  : 
   BAG, SACK 
2. poke vb [ME poken; akin to MD poken to poke] 1a1: PROD, JAB  1a2: to 
   urge or stir by prodding or jabbing  1b1: PIERCE, STAB  1b2: to produce by 
   piercing, stabbing, or jabbing {~ a hole}  1c1: HIT, PUNCH  1c2: to deliver 
   (a blow) with the fist  2a: to cause to project  2b: to thrust forward 
   obtrusively or suddenly  1a: to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting 
   movement esp. repeatedly  1b: to strike out at something  2a: to look about 
   or through something without system : RUMMAGE  2b: MEDDLE  3: to move or 
   act slowly or aimlessly : DAWDLE  4: to become stuck out or forward : 
   PROTRUDE  : RIDICULE, MOCK  - poke fun at 
3. poke n 1a: a quick thrust : JAB  1b: a blow with the fist : PUNCH  2: a 
   projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet 
4. poke n [modif. of puccoon (in some Algonquian language of Virginia), a 
   plant use]d in dyeing : POKEWEED