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1 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) strčit, šťouchnout2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) udělat (díru)3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) vstrčit; vystrčit2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) rýpnutí, šťouchanec- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *• vrazit• šťourat• šťourat se• strkat• hrabat• hrabat se -
2 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) kopat, rýt2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) vyhloubit, vykopat3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) dloubnout2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) dloubnutí, rýpnutí- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *• hloubit• kopat• kopnout• dig/dug/dug -
3 jab
[‹æb] 1. past tense, past participle - jabbed; verb(to poke or prod: He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.) dloubnout; bodnout2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) šťouchnutí, bodnutí* * *• popíchnutí• bodat -
4 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) kořen2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) kořen, kořínek3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) kořen4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) kořeny2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakořenit, zasadit- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rýt2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabat se* * *• odmocnina• kořen -
5 prod
[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) píchnout, šťouchnout2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) pobízet2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) rýpanec* * *• popíchnout• píchnutí
См. также в других словарях:
poke — ► VERB 1) jab or prod with a finger or a sharp object. 2) make (a hole) by jabbing or prodding. 3) (poke about/around) look or search around a place. 3) (often poke out) thrust out or protrude in a particular direction. ► NOUN ▪ … English terms dictionary
poke borack — verb To ridicule. Syn: poke borak, poke borax … Wiktionary
poke along — [phrasal verb] US informal : to move along very slowly They were just poking along towards home. The car poked along down the street. • • • Main Entry: ↑poke … Useful english dictionary
poke borax — verb to ridicule Syn: poke borack … Wiktionary
poke one's nose into — verb to interfere or try to intervene in an issue that does not concern one. Have a nice day, Mr Perelman! said the cabbie. Listen! he said, Dont poke your nose into my affairs. Ill have the kind of day I want to. Syn: stick ones nose into … Wiktionary
poke — verb Poke is used with these nouns as the object: ↑finger, ↑fire, ↑head … Collocations dictionary
poke — Verb. To have sex with. A male expression. Noun. Speed or power, usually applied to vehicles. E.g. His new car has plenty of poke … English slang and colloquialisms
poke into — verb 1. enter briefly (Freq. 1) We poked into the bar • Hypernyms: ↑penetrate, ↑perforate • Verb Frames: Something is ing PP Somebody s PP 2 … Useful english dictionary
poke at — verb to push against gently (Freq. 1) She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant • Syn: ↑nudge, ↑prod • Derivationally related forms: ↑prod (for: ↑prod), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
poke fun — verb subject to laughter or ridicule (Freq. 1) The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday • Syn: ↑ridicule, ↑roast, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
poke out — verb reach outward in space The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk • Syn: ↑extend, ↑reach out • Derivationally related forms: ↑extensible (for: ↑extend), ↑extendible … Useful english dictionary
