poke

poke (http://definr.com/poke)

     n 1: 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 [syn: pigeon berry, garget, scoke,
           Phytolacca americana]
     2: a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's
        purchases [syn: sack, paper bag, carrier bag]
     3: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with
        a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with
        his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting]
     4: (boxing) a blow with the fist [syn: punch, lick, biff]
     v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
          ribs" [syn: jab, prod, stab, dig]
     2: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
        nosing around the office" [syn: pry, nose]
     3: stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace"
     4: hit hard with the had, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the
        salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping
        Southern Baptist" [syn: thump, pound]
     5: make a hole by poking