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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.) strčiť, štuchnúť2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) urobiť (dieru)3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) (vy)strčiť2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) štuchanec- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *• vložit -
2 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) kopať2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) vyhĺbiť3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) štuchnúť2. 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).) štuchnutie- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *• vykopat• zahrabat sa• zaujat sa• zhánat• ryt• driet• dôkladne si prezriet• dolovat• chápat• rozumiet• pátrat• pochopit• ponorit sa• pohrúžit sa• kopat• lopotit -
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.) štuchnúť; pichnúť2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) štuchnutie; pichnutie* * *• vrážat• vypichnút• zásah• sácat• sotit• strcit• úder• bodnutie• bodnút -
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.) koreň2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) koreň3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) koreň4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korene2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakoreniť; zasadiť- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ryť2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) hrabať sa* * *• vrtat sa• vykorenit• vyhladat v zemi• vydolovat• vykynožit• vyhrabat• vytiahnut koren• vytiahnut• základ• zakorenit sa• žliabok• zasadit• zapustit korene• ryt• tahat• ujat sa• primrazit• pribit• prepichovat• hluza• hladat rytím• fandit• fundament• jadro• hrabat• aspekt• bulva• dolovat• pustit korienky• radix• pustit korene• rozrývat• povzbudzovat• povzbudzovat výkrikmi• pramen• podstata• koren jazyka• lôžko• koren• korenová zelenina• korienok vlasu• kopanec• odmocnina -
5 prod
[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pichnúť, štuchnúť2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) nabádať2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) štuchnutie
См. также в других словарях:
poke bonnet — noun a hat tied under the chin • Syn: ↑bonnet • Derivationally related forms: ↑bonnet (for: ↑bonnet) • Hypernyms: ↑hat, ↑chapeau, ↑ … Useful english 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 check — noun knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick • Hypernyms: ↑check * * * noun Etymology: poke (III) : an act or instance of attempting to knock the puck away from an opponent in ice hockey by jabbing or thrusting at it with… … Useful english dictionary
poke|ber|ry — «POHK BEHR ee, buhr », noun, plural ries. 1. the deep purple berry of the pokeweed. 2. = pokeweed. (Cf. ↑pokeweed) ╂[American English < poke4, or poke (weed) + berry] … Useful english dictionary
poke|weed — «POHK WEED», noun. any one of a group of tropical or subtropical plants, especially a tall, branching perennial herb of North America with greenish white flowers, juicy, purple berries, and poisonous roots, sometimes called the inkberry; poke.… … Useful english dictionary
poke milkweed — noun milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed • Syn: ↑Asclepias exaltata • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed * * * noun Etymology: poke (IV) … Useful english dictionary
poke box — noun Container usually found in the home, containing miscellaneous items, e.g. buttons, paper clips, safety pins, and in which one must poke around to find what one is looking for … Wiktionary
poke-easy — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( es) Etymology: poke (II) Midland : one that moves about slowly and indolently and that is easy going or lazy … Useful english dictionary
poke-in — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from poke in, v. : strander 2 … Useful english dictionary
poke pudding — noun Etymology: poke (I) : pock pudding … Useful english dictionary
poke salad — noun Etymology: poke (IV) chiefly Midland : the cooked young shoots of pokeweed … Useful english dictionary
