poke
Definition
- n. 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
- v. stir by poking
- v. make a hole by poking
Word forms
- Past tense
- poked
- Present participle
- poking
- Third person singular
- pokes
- Past participle
- poked
Example sentences
n.
She felt a sharp poke in her side when she accidentally bumped into the wall.
vt.
He decided to poke the fire to make the flames rise higher.
vi.
The cat likes to poke its head out of the box to see what is happening.
n.
The programmer needed to check the poke in the memory to fix the bug.