poke
English
/pəʊk/, /poʊk/, /ˈpoʊ.keɪ/
verb
Definitions
- To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
- To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
- (figuratively) To rummage; to feel or grope around.
- (transitive) To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
- (transitive) To put a poke device to prevent leaping or breaking fences on (an animal).
- (transitive) To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
- (transitive) To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
- (transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
- (transitive) To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch poken derived from Middle Low German poken derived from Proto-Germanic *puk-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*puk-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- along English
- berry English
- box English
- cow English
- cowpoke English
- gun English
- gunpoke English
- nonpoker English
- pokable English
- poke along English
- poke box English
- pokeberry English
- pokeful English
- poker English
- pokerclack English
- pokerholic English
- pokerish English
- pokerlike English
- pokeroot English
- pokerwork English
- pokeweed English
- root English
- shite English
- shitepoke English
- slow English
- slowpoke English
- weed English
- póker Hungarian
- poker Italian
- pook Dutch, Flemish
- versnellingspook Dutch, Flemish
- pocher French
- poker French
- poquer French
- покер Russian
- póker Spanish, Castilian
- *buk- Proto-Indo-European
- póquer Portuguese
- pôquer Portuguese
- *puk Proto-Germanic
- *puk- Proto-Germanic
- ポーカー Japanese
- poker Polish
- pochier Old French
- poker Serbo-Croatian
- pòquer Catalan, Valencian
- póker Icelandic
- ไพ่ป๊อก Thai
- poke Middle Dutch
- poken Middle Dutch
- poqueur Norman
- bochen Middle High German
- Poker Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pocher Middle French
- 撲克 Chinese
- poken Middle Low German
- 포커 Korean
- *pokka Frankish