poke

nouns

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
Phytolacca americana, garget, pigeon berry, poke, scoke
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer
is derived from
poky
is derived from
pokey
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
carrier bag, paper bag, poke, sack
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
"he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
(boxing) a blow with the fist
"I gave him a clout on his nose"
biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug

verbs

poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
dig, jab, poke, prod, stab
is derived from
poking
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
"This guy is always nosing around the office"
horn in, intrude, nose, poke, pry
stir by poking
"poke the embers in the fireplace"
poke
is derived from
poker
is a type of (narrower)
change the arrangement or position of
agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
poke, pound, thump
make a hole by poking
poke
is a type of (narrower)
make a hole into
"The needle pierced her flesh"
pierce