Poke vs. Prod
Pokeverb
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
Pokeverb
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
Pokeverb
(figuratively) To rummage as in to poke about in.
Pokeverb
To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
Pokeverb
To put a poke on.
Pokeverb
To thrust with the horns; to gore.
Pokeverb
To notify.
Pokeverb
(transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
Pokenoun
A prod, jab, or thrust.
Pokenoun
A lazy person; a dawdler.
Pokenoun
A stupid or uninteresting person.
Pokenoun
(US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
Pokenoun
(computing) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
Pokenoun
A sack or bag.
Pokenoun
A long, wide sleeve; a poke sleeve.
Pokenoun
An ice cream cone.
Pokenoun
(dialectal) Pokeweed.
Pokenoun
(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.
Pokenoun
A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (Phytolacca decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; - called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
Pokenoun
A bag; a sack; a pocket.
Pokenoun
A long, wide sleeve; - called also poke sleeve.
Pokenoun
The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
Pokenoun
A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
Pokenoun
A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
Pokeverb
To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
Pokeverb
To thrust with the horns; to gore.
Pokeverb
To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
Pokeverb
To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
Pokenoun
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
Pokenoun
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Pokenoun
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);
Pokenoun
(boxing) a blow with the fist;
Pokeverb
poke or thrust abruptly;
Pokeverb
search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
Pokeverb
stir by poking;
Pokeverb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
Pokeverb
make a hole by poking
Pokeverb
jab or prod (someone or something) with one's finger or a sharp object
Pokeverb
prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely
Pokeverb
make (a hole) in something by prodding or jabbing at it
Pokeverb
(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
Pokeverb
thrust (something, such as one's head) in a particular direction
Pokeverb
protrude and be visible
Pokenoun
an act of poking someone or something
Pokenoun
an act of sexual intercourse.
Pokenoun
a look or search around a place
Pokenoun
power or acceleration in a car
Pokenoun
a woman's bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century.
Pokenoun
a bag or small sack
Pokenoun
a purse or wallet
Pokenoun
another term for pokeweed
Pokenoun
a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers.
Pokenoun
a Hawaiian dish of marinated raw fish or seafood, often served over rice
Prodverb
(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
Prodverb
To encourage, to prompt.
Prodverb
(transitive) To prick with a goad.
Prodnoun
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
Prodnoun
A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.
Prodnoun
A poke.
Prodnoun
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
Prodnoun
A production.
Prodnoun
A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.
Prodnoun
A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.
Prodnoun
A light kind of crossbow; - in the sense, often spelled prodd.
Prodverb
To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student.
Prodnoun
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
Prodnoun
a pointed instrument used to prod into motion
Prodverb
to push against gently;
Prodverb
urge on; cause to act;
Prodverb
poke or thrust abruptly;
