Clues for the word "POKE"
We've had 118 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 310 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on July 18, 2026.
Definition of poke
- n. - A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
- n. - A bag; a sack; a pocket.
- n. - A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
- v. t. - To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
- v. t. - To thrust with the horns; to gore.
- v. t. - To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
- v. i. - To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
- n. - The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
- n. - A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
- n. - A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
Referring Clues
- Pig's place
- Small bag
- Place for a pig
- Nudge
- Cowboy, informally
- Jab
- Elbow
- Laggard, informally
- Test by touching
- ___ fun at (ridicule)
- Creep (along)
- Stick
- Prod
- Move slowly (along)
- Go slowly (along)
- Search, with "around"
- Pig's place?
- Slow sort
- Slow one
- Thrust
- Place for a pig?
- Dig in the ribs
- Jab between the ribs, say
- Facebook user's nudge
- Jab with a finger
- Finger jab
- Quick stick
- Jab playfully
- Pry, with "around"
- Give the finger to?
- Idiomatic pig locale
- Prod, as with a finger
- Annoy, in a way
- Pig in a ___
- Elbow in the ribs
- Protrude, with "out"
- Pig's container, in a saying
- Jab with a stick
- Word with cow or slow
- Pry, with "around"
- Contact, in a way, on Facebook
- Jab in the ribs
- Proverbial pig place
- Quick jab
- Pig holder?
- Pig holder
- Pig's place, in a saying
- Search here and there
- Dawdle
- Elbow action
- Facebook user's "nudge"
- Contact on Facebook
- Snoop (around)
- Dawdler
- Pig's digs?
- Spot for a proverbial pig
- Make Poppin' Fresh giggle
- Sharp thrust
- Assault a la Moe
- ___ one's nose into: meddle
- Not-so-gentle reminder
- Nose (around)
- Pig's proverbial place
- Gentle reminder
- Put a finger on, in a way
- Slow sort, informally
- Gentle physical reminder
- Bag, in dialect
- ___ fun at
- Prod with a finger
- Prod (4)
- Jab with an elbow
- Jab with a finger, for example
- Proverbial pig container?
- Jab - old type of bonnet
- Could you thrust a pig in one?
- You'll never see a pig in one
- Mock, ___ fun at
- Ridicule, ___ fun at
- Pig container?
- What you might do to a turtle that's withdrawn into its shell
- Was a pig thrust in one?
- Assault from Moe
- Two-finger assault from Moe
- Endless game in which pig may be bought?
- Not a major thrust
- Trendy fish salad
- Sack holding a pig, in an old idiom
- Place for a pig?
- Two-fingered assault from Moe
- Moe's two-finger assault
- ___ fun
- Facebook nudge
- Hawaiian raw fish dish
- Pig's place, metaphorically
- Raw fish dish
- Hawaiian seafood salad
- Extend (out)
- Proverbial pig's place
- Small jab
- Rude touch
- Give a pointer?
- Could you thrust a pig in one?
- Diced raw fish dish
- Hawaiian fish dish
- Dish whose name means "to slice" in Hawaiian
- "Don't ___ the bear"
- Hawaiian dish of diced raw fish
- Figurative "jab" on Facebook
- Nudge with an elbow
- Dish of raw fish tossed in sauce
- ___ bowl (Hawaiian dish)
- Fish dish served at a luau
- Check, as a cake for doneness, e.g.
- Give the finger?
- Bother, as a bear
- Dish often prepared with Maui onions
- ___ bowl
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - July 18, 2026
- New York Times - July 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 03, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 30, 2026
- LA Times - June 10, 2026
- Daily American - May 02, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - March 25, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 23, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 07, 2026
- LA Times - February 25, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 23, 2026
- LA Times - January 31, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 20, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 03, 2025
- Daily American - November 16, 2025
- New York Times - November 15, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 14, 2025
- New York Times - September 14, 2025
- New York Times - August 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 25, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 22, 2025
- New York Times - May 14, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 12, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 15, 2025
- Daily American - April 05, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 17, 2025
- LA Times - January 26, 2025
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