poke

1a (1) :  prod, jab poked him in the ribs (2) :  to urge or stir by prodding or jabbing poked and scolded by the old folks — Upton Sinclair (3) :  to cause to prod :  thrust poked a stick at the snakeb (1) :  pierce, stab (2) :  to produce by or as if by piercing, stabbing, or jabbing poke a hole poked holes in his heavily footnoted argument — David Stollc (1) :  hit, punch poked him in the nose (2) :  to deliver (a blow) with the fist (3) :  to hit (a blooper) in baseball

2a :  to cause to project poked her head out of the windowb :  to make (one's way) by poking poked his way through the ruinsc :  to interpose or interject in a meddlesome manner asked him not to poke his nose into other people's business

1a :  to make a prodding, jabbing, or thrusting movement especially repeatedlyb :  to strike out at something

2a :  to look about or through something without system :  rummage poking around in the atticb :  meddle

3 :  to move or act slowly or aimlessly just poked around and didn't accomplish much

4 :  to become stuck out or forward :  protrude

1a :  a quick thrust :  jabb :  a blow with the fist :  punch

2 :  a projecting brim on the front of a woman's bonnet

3 :  a cutting remark :  dig

:  pokeweed

1 :  to push something usually thin or sharp into or at I poked the mud with a stick.

2 :  to make by stabbing or piercing The pen poked a hole in my bag.

3 :  to thrust or stick out or cause to thrust or stick out Mom poked her head inside Judy's room again. — Megan McDonald, Judy Moody

4 :  to search through or look around often without purpose We were poking around in the attic.

5 :  to move slowly or lazily

:  a quick push with something pointed