poke
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
Other meanings
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
To rummage; to feel or grope around.
“I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle Low German "poken".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “poke” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.