pokes

"The child's toy sword was made of soft foam, so its pokes didn't hurt. "

""My brother is such a pokes; it takes him hours to get ready for school in the morning." "

"That new kid in class is a real poke; he just sits there and doesn't participate in anything. "

"The farmer attached pokes to the stubborn oxen to keep them from jumping over the fence and escaping into the neighbor's field. "

""The programmer suspected the game's high score list was full of entries achieved through pokes to the game's memory, giving unfair advantages." "

""Maria ignored all the Facebook pokes from her brother because she was busy studying." "

"My grandmother wore a beautiful poke bonnet to the church picnic. "

"My little brother pokes me in the back when he wants my attention. "

"He pokes the campfire with a stick to make the embers glow brighter. "

"I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys."

"The programmer pokes the memory address to change the student's grade from a C to a B. "

"to poke an ox"

"The angry bull pokes the fence with its sharp horns, trying to get to the other side. "

""My mom often pokes me on Facebook when she shares a funny cat video." "

"The child poked his tongue out at his brother, teasing him. "

"If she smokes, she pokes."

"The farmer carried two pokes of potatoes from the field to his truck. "

"My grandmother's dress had long, flowing pokes that swished as she walked. "

"The vendor sold colorful pokes on the beach. "

"My grandmother warned me not to eat the berries from the pokes growing in her garden because they are poisonous. "