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poke

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noun (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(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. 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.(noun)source: webster1913
- A bag; a sack; a pocket.(noun)source: webster1913
- The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- stir by poking(verb.contact)Example:
Poke the embers in the fireplace.
source: wordnet30 - make a hole by poking(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.(verb)source: webster1913
- To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.(verb)source: webster1913