1. pushes or prods with a finger or pointed object
Usage: third person singular present
2. moves slowly or lazily
Usage: third person singular present; informal

1. acts of pushing or prodding with a finger or pointed object
Usage: plural

Examples

• She pokes the fire with a stick to make it burn brighter.
• He always pokes his little sister when she’s not paying attention.
• The turtle pokes its head out of its shell.
• My grandmother pokes along when she walks to the store.
• The doctor gave him several pokes with the needle.
• Stop giving me pokes in the ribs during the movie.
• The child pokes at his food instead of eating it.