poke

poke
{{11}}poke (n.1) "sack," early 13c., probably from O.N.Fr. poque (12c.), probably from a P.Gmc. *puk- (Cf. O.E. pocca, M.Du. poke, O.N. poki "bag, pocket"), from PIE root *beu-, an imitative root associated with words for "to swell."
{{12}}poke (n.2) 1630s, "tobacco plant," from Narraganset puck "smoke," shortened from Algonquian uppowoc. Klein gives source as Virginian puccoon, lit. "plant for staining." The exact plant meant by the Indians is likewise uncertain.
{{12}}poke (v.) late 14c., perhaps from M.Du. poken "to poke," or M.L.G. poken "to stick with a knife," both from P.Gmc. root *puk-, perhaps imitative. To poke fun "tease" first attested 1840; to poke around "search" is from 1809. The noun meaning "an act of poking" is attested from 1796, originally pugilistic slang.

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  • Poke — *An action of tapping and/or softly jabbing another person using a finger to gain their attention.Poke, Poké or POKE may refer to:*POKE, a BASIC programming language command *Poke (game), a card game *Poke (gesture), different definition for… …   Wikipedia

  • poke — ► VERB 1) jab or prod with a finger or a sharp object. 2) make (a hole) by jabbing or prodding. 3) (poke about/around) look or search around a place. 3) (often poke out) thrust out or protrude in a particular direction. ► NOUN ▪ …   English terms dictionary

  • Poke — Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • POKE — (engl. poke = stecken, stoßen) ist ein Software Kommando der Programmiersprache BASIC, das dazu dient, direkt in Speicherzellen oder Hardware Register des Rechners zu schreiben. Sein Gegenpart ist der PEEK Befehl, um Speicherzellen direkt zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • POKE — es una instrucción en el lenguaje de programación BASIC usada en algunas de las primeras versiones de este lenguaje. Dicha instrucción se encargaba de grabar un valor en una determinada dirección de memoria, ambos datos dados como argumento.[1]… …   Wikipedia Español

  • poke# — poke vb Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting. Poke implies primarily the use of a body… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Poke — Poke, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD. poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF. poque. Cf. {Pock}, {Pocket}, {Pouch}.] 1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. He drew a dial from his poke. Shak. [1913 Webster] They wallowed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poke — poke; poke·lo·gan; shike·poke; shite·poke; slow·poke; more·poke; poke·lo·ken; …   English syllables

  • poke — poke1 [pōk] vt. poked, poking [ME poken < MDu or LowG] 1. a) to push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; prod b) Slang to hit with the fist 2. to make by poking [to poke a hole in a bag] …   English World dictionary

  • Poke — Poke, n. 1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 3. A contrivance to prevent an animal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Poke — steht für: POKE, ein Software Kommando der Programmiersprache BASIC Poke (Sprache), eine Bantusprache in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo Poke (Gericht), einen hawaiischer Fischsalat Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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