poke
— Noun
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～ a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
poke
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～ 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
poke
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～ someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
poke
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～ (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
poke milkweed
— Noun
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～ milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
poke check
— Noun
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～ knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick
poke out
— Verb
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～ reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"
poke into
— Verb
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～ examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
poke at
— Verb
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～ to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
poke
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～ search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
poke into
— Verb
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～ enter briefly; "We poked into the bar"
poke
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～ stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
poke fun
— Verb
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～ subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
poke
— Verb
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～ poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
poke
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～ hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
poker face
— Noun
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～ a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
poker alumroot
— Noun
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～ plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
poker game
— Noun
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～ any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
poker hand
— Noun
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～ the 5 cards held in a game of poker