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pokes

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /pəʊks/

Noun

pokes noun

  1. A prod, jab, or thrust.
  2. A lazy person; a dawdler.
  3. A stupid or uninteresting person.
  4. A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

pokes noun

  1. A sack or bag.
  2. A long, wide sleeve.
  3. An ice cream cone.

pokes noun

  1. Pokeweed

Verb

pokes verb

  1. To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
  2. To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
  3. To rummage; to feel or grope around.“I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.”
  4. To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

Word map

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