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poke
/ˈpok/
刺,戳,懶漢,袋子(vt.)戳,捅,撥開,刺(vi.)戳,刺,捅,刺探,伸出,閒蕩
From:
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poke
存數
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Poke
,
n.
1.
The
act
of
poking
;
a
thrust
;
a
jog
;
as
,
a
poke
in
the
ribs
.
2.
A
lazy
person
;
a
dawdler
;
also
,
a
stupid
or
uninteresting
person
. [
Slang
, U.S.]
3.
A
contrivance
to
prevent
an
animal
from
leaping
or
breaking
through
fences
.
It
consists
of
a
yoke
with
a
pole
inserted
,
pointed
forward
. [U.S.]
Poke bonnet
,
a
bonnet
with
a
straight
,
projecting
front
.
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Poke
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Poked
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Poking
.]
1.
To
thrust
or
push
against
or
into
with
anything
pointed
;
hence
,
to
stir
up
;
to
excite
;
as
,
to
poke
a
fire
.
He
poked
John
,
and
said
=\“
Sleepest
thou
?”
\= --
Chaucer
.
2.
To
thrust
with
the
horns
;
to
gore
.
3.
To
put
a
poke
on
;
as
,
to
poke
an
ox
. [
Colloq
.
U
.
S
.]
To poke fun
,
to
excite
fun
;
to
joke
;
to
jest
. [
Colloq
.]
To poke fun at
,
to
make
a
butt
of
;
to
ridicule
. [
Colloq
.]
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Poke
,
v. i.
To
search
;
to
feel
one's
way
,
as
in
the
dark
;
to
grope
;
as
,
to
poke
about
.
A
man
must
have
poked
into
Latin
and
Greek
.
--
Prior
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Poke
n.
Bot.
A
large
North
American
herb
of
the
genus
Phytolacca
(
Phytolacca 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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Poke
,
n.
1.
A
bag
;
a
sack
;
a
pocket
.
“He
drew
a
dial
from
his
poke
.”
They
wallowed
as
pigs
in
a
poke
.
--
Chaucer
.
2.
A
long
,
wide
sleeve
; --
called
also
poke sleeve
.
To boy a pig a poke
(
that
is
,
in
a
bag
),
to
buy
a
thing
without
knowledge
or
examination
of
it
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
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