A Quick and Simple Dictionary

poke

1. Verb.  To prod or jab with a pointed object such as a finger or a stick. (defdate, from later 14th c.) .
2. Verb.  To poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
3. Verb.  (figuratively) To rummage as in ''to poke about in.'' (defdate, from early 19th c.) .
4. Verb.  (US, slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
5. Verb.  (US, slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
6. Verb.  (US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
7. Verb.  (transitive, computing) To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
8. Noun.  (computing, dated) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
9. Noun.  (context, now) A sack or bag. (defdate, from early 13th c.) .
10. Noun.  (Scotland, Northern Ireland) An ice cream cone.
11. Noun.  (dialectal) Pokeweed.