poke about around

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• poke about/around — SEARCH, hunt, rummage (around), forage, grub, root about/around, scavenge, nose around, ferret (about/around); sift through, rifle through, scour, comb, probe; Brit. informal rootle (around …   Useful english dictionary

• poke about/around — look or search around a place. → poke …   English new terms dictionary

• poke\ about — • poke around • poke about v 1. To search about; look into and under things. The detective poked around in the missing man s office. 2. To move slowly or aimlessly; do little things. He didn t feel well, and poked around the house …   Словарь американских идиом

• poke about — phrasal verb poke around or poke about [intransitive/transitive] Word forms poke around : present tense I/you/we/they poke around he/she/it pokes around present participle poking around past tense poked around past participle poked around 1)… …   English dictionary

• poke about — see poke around * * * see see poke around …   Combinatory dictionary

• poke about — See poke around …   Thesaurus of popular words

• poke about — grope around, search for using the sense of touch …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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 — poke1 verb 1》 jab or prod with a finger or a sharp object.     ↘prod and stir (a fire) with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. 2》 (poke about/around) look or search around a place. 3》 (often poke out) thrust out or protrude in a particular… …   English new terms dictionary

• poke around — or[poke about] {v.} 1. To search about; look into and under things. * /The detective poked around in the missing man s office./ 2. To move slowly or aimlessly; do little things. * /He didn t feel well, and poked around the house./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• poke around — or[poke about] {v.} 1. To search about; look into and under things. * /The detective poked around in the missing man s office./ 2. To move slowly or aimlessly; do little things. * /He didn t feel well, and poked around the house./ …   Dictionary of American idioms