English Dictionary: Poking | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Poking | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poke \Poke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire. He poked John, and said [bd]Sleepest thou ?[b8] --Chaucer. 2. To thrust with the horns; to gore. 3. [From 5th {Poke}, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox. [Colloq. U. S.] {To poke fun}, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.] {To poke fun at}, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Poking \Pok"ing\, a. Drudging; servile. [Colloq.] Bred to some poking profession. --Gray. |