n. | 1. | (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. |
| 1. | A bag; a sack; a pocket. |
| 2. | A long, wide sleeve; - called also poke sleeve. |
v. t. | 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. |
v. i. | 1. | To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about. |
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. |
| 3. | A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. |