Pokes

Word POKES
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /pəʊks/

Definitions and meanings of "Pokes"

What do we mean by pokes?

A prod, jab, or thrust.

A lazy person; a dawdler.

A stupid or uninteresting person.

A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.

The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.

A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.

A poke bonnet.

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The word "pokes" in example sentences

In addition to being provocative, the title pokes fun at the fact that the Internet startup world is full of entrepreneurs who dream of making lots of money, but who naively think they don't need to sell their wares because if they build it customers will come. ❋ Sean Black (2011)

Amusingly, the title pokes fun at role-playing clichs, sending the title's eponymous, brash, hero after an relic known only as "the artifact". ❋ Unknown (2010)

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Palin pokes fun at William Shatner « - Blogs from CNN. com ❋ Unknown (2009)

* Chodin pokes noodle-covered head out from inside dumpster* ❋ Unknown (2008)

"The 'pokes' -- what are they?" exclaimed the tall and ruddy young man, who continued to stare at her in a manner which would have discountenanced any other than Patsy. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Conventional wisdom holds that knowledge is power, but the "dictionary" phrase pokes a little hole in that wisdom. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For anyone, regardless of their political views, this should raise a red flag; the inciting 'pokes' of higher-seated Republicans have no reasoning or excuse! ❋ Unknown (2010)

KD: Well, there is a little bit of that because I think, traditionally, southern culture and music always kind of pokes fun at itself anyway. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By the way, I disagree -- your constant teddy bear 'pokes' on Facebook just doesn't seem the same to me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My friend Lou Borelli regularly "pokes" me to say hello, much easier and less demanding than an e-mail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Which I think kind of pokes gentle fun at the economics of Oz which is kind of a funny way to do it. ❋ David Steffen (2009)

Well in that class the teacher kind of pokes fun at the origins of religions and even religions themselves, and one mormon guy in class kind of takes small stands on a few of them. ❋ Ronin622 (2003)

ALLARIO: I sat up or I founded this Web site, which kind of pokes fun. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Among those constantly sailing for the outside were those who left regretfully, and those who left joyfully; there was the husband and father returning to his loved ones with "pokes," well filled with nuggets, and the wherewithal to make them more happy than ever before. ❋ May Kellogg Sullivan (N/A)

Then in a flash Glenister stripped back the blankets and seized the "pokes," leaping into the back room. ❋ Rex Ellingwood Beach (1913)

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