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.

A prod, jab, or thrust. / (US, slang) A lazy person; a dawdler. / (US, slang) A stupid or uninteresting person. / An old, worn-out horse.

(now regional) A sack or bag. / 1605, William Camden, Remaines Concerning Brittaine, 1629 edition, Proverbes, page 276:

(dialectal) Pokeweed.

(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of poke

plural of poke

simple past tense and past participle of poke

plural of pokeful

Enough to fill a poke; a bagful or sackful.