(transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To thrust or push out; butt; poke.
coke
coke
noun
(US, chiefly Southern US, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (any soft drink, regardless of type).
(countable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (a serving of cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola).
(informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
(uncountable, informal) Alternative letter-case form of Coke (cola-based soft drink, especially Coca-Cola).
verb
(especially automotive, astronautics) To add deleterious carbon deposits as a byproduct of combustion.
(intransitive) To turn into coke.
(transitive) To produce coke from coal.
doek
doek
noun
(South Africa) A cloth.
(South Africa) A kopdoek: a kerchief or bandanna worn as a head covering.
doke
doke
noun
(UK, dialect) A dimple or dint.
ekoi
ekoi
Noun
An ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria.
elko
elko
Proper noun
A city in Nevada, USA
esko
hoke
hoke
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of hook
Something contrived or artificial.
verb
(Ireland) To scrounge, to grub.
(slang) To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
joke
joke
noun
(figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
(figuratively) Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
An amusing story.
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
verb
(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
(transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
keno
keno
noun
A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
keon
keos
kero
kero
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Kerosene.
A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.
keto
keto
adj
(informal) Clipping of ketogenic; ketonic.
noun
(organic chemistry) The carbonyl group of a ketone.
koae
kobe
koel
koel
noun
A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
kome
kone
kore
kore
noun
(art, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
loke
loke
noun
(UK dialectal) A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
(UK dialectal) A private path or road.
(UK dialectal) A small field or meadow.
(UK dialectal) The wicket or hatch of a door.
moke
moke
noun
(US derogatory slang, ethnic slur, now rare) A black person.
(colloquial, dialectal) A donkey.
(dated, theatrical slang) A performer, such as a minstrel, who plays on several musical instruments.
(obsolete) The mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.
British small utility vehicle (styled "MOKE").
okee
okeh
okeh
intj
Dated form of OK.
oken
oker
oker
noun
(mineralogy) Obsolete form of ochre.
(now chiefly dialectal) Interest on money; usury; increase.
Alternative form of oka (“unit of measurement”)
verb
(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To increase (in price); add to.
okes
okes
noun
plural of oke
oket
okey
okey
intj
(rare, sometimes Internet slang, sometimes childish) Alternative form of OK
noun
A Turkish game in which players attempt to collect certain groups of tiles.
okie
okie
intj
(informal) Alternative form of OK
poke
poke
noun
(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.
(Scotland, Northern Ireland) An ice cream cone.
(US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
(US, slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
(US, slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
(baseball, slang) A hit, especially an extra base hit.
(computing, dated) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
(dialectal) Pokeweed.
(informal, social media) A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
1627, Michael Drayton, Minor Poems of Michael Drayton, 1907 edition, poem Nimphidia:
1814, September 4, The Examiner, volume 13, number 349, article French Fashions, page 573:
2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 138:
A long, wide sleeve.
A poke bonnet.
A prod, jab, or thrust.
An old, worn-out horse.
verb
(figuratively) To rummage; to feel or grope around.
(transitive) To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
(transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
(transitive) To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
(transitive, computing, dated) To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
(transitive, informal, social media) To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
(transitive, slang, vulgar) To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
roke
roke
noun
(UK, dialect) Mist; smoke; damp.
(UK, dialect, mining) A measurement of coal ore.
A defect in an ingot of steel: a depression lined with scale.
seko
skeo
skeo
noun
A fisherman's hut in Orkney.
soke
soke
noun
(England, historical) A district under a particular jurisdiction.
(England, law, historical) A soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).
toke
toke
noun
(US, slang, casinos) A gratuity.
(slang) A puff of marijuana.
(slang, obsolete) A piece of bread.
verb
(slang) To inhale a puff of marijuana
(transitive, US casino slang) To give a gratuity to.
woke
woke
adj
(by extension, slang, often derogatory) Holding left-wing views or attitudes, principally with regards to certain social justice issues or to an excessive degree.
(chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues.
(dialect, African-American Vernacular or slang) Awake: conscious and not asleep.
noun
(slang, often derogatory) A person who is woke (holding left-wing views or attitudes).
verb
(now colloquial or dialectal) past participle of wake
simple past tense of wake
yoke
yoke
noun
(Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
(Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
(Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
(Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
(Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
(agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
(archaic) A pair of things linked in some way.
(aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
(bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
(chiefly England, regional (especially Kent), and Scotland, historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
(chiefly Kent, archaic) An area of arable land, specifically one consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50–60 acres (20–24 hectares); hence, a small manor or piece of land.
(chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
(chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
(clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
(electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
(electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
(glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
(nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
(video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
From sense 1.1: a bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
From sense 1.3.1: something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
Misspelling of yolk.
verb
(agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
(chiefly Scotland, archaic, passive) To be joined to (another person) in wedlock (often with the implication that it is a burdensome state); to be or become married to (someone).
(chiefly Scotland, obsolete) To be or become joined in wedlock; to be married, to wed.
(obsolete) To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave; to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.