noun Download 🔗Share A prod, jab, or thrust. Examples : "The child's toy sword was made of soft foam, so its pokes didn't hurt. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lazy person; a dawdler. Examples : ""My brother is such a pokes; it takes him hours to get ready for school in the morning." " character person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stupid or uninteresting person. Examples : "That new kid in class is a real poke; he just sits there and doesn't participate in anything. " person character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. Examples : "The farmer attached pokes to the stubborn oxen to keep them from jumping over the fence and escaping into the neighbor's field. " animal device agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game. Examples : ""The programmer suspected the game's high score list was full of entries achieved through pokes to the game's memory, giving unfair advantages." " computing technology game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger. Examples : ""Maria ignored all the Facebook pokes from her brother because she was busy studying." " communication technology internet media computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A poke bonnet. Examples : "My grandmother wore a beautiful poke bonnet to the church picnic. " appearance wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. Examples : "My little brother pokes me in the back when he wants my attention. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning. Examples : "He pokes the campfire with a stick to make the embers glow brighter. " fuel energy action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To modify the value stored in (a memory address). Examples : "The programmer pokes the memory address to change the student's grade from a C to a B. " computing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal). Examples : "to poke an ox" animal agriculture device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To thrust at with the horns; to gore. Examples : "The angry bull pokes the fence with its sharp horns, trying to get to the other side. " animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger. Examples : ""My mom often pokes me on Facebook when she shares a funny cat video." " technology internet communication media computing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue. Examples : "The child poked his tongue out at his brother, teasing him. " body action physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share Pokeweed Examples : "My grandmother warned me not to eat the berries from the pokes growing in her garden because they are poisonous. " plant vegetable nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading