poking

1. To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
2. To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
3. To rummage; to feel or grope around.

   I poked about in the rubble, trying to find my lost keys.

4. To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
5. To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).

   to poke an ox

6. To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
7. To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
8. To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
9. To penetrate in sexual intercourse.

   If she smokes, she pokes.

noun

The act by which something is poked.

adjective

Drudging; servile