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• have a poke around — have a ˌpoke aˈround idiom (informal) to look carefully around a place to see what you can find; to try to find out information about sb/sth • His mother often goes into his room and has a good old poke around. Main entry: ↑pokeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• poke — 1. n. a puff of a marijuana cigarette or pipe. (Drugs. See also toke.) □ Can I have a poke of that? □ Hey! One poke is enough! 2. tv. [for a male] to copulate (with a female). (Crude. Usually objectionable.) □ They say he poked her …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• Poke (Hawaii) — Poke (pronEng|poʊːˈke|Po KAY is a fish salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. Poke is Hawaiian for section or to slice or cut . IngredientsThe modern form of poke consists of roughly one inch cubes of raw fish garnished with a… …   Wikipedia

• Poke (game) — Poke is a two player multi genre card game invented by Sid Sackson and discussed in his book A Gamut of Games . It combines strong elements of Poker with trick taking games like Bourré or Spades, and adds scoring reminiscent of Bridge.Like bridge …   Wikipedia

• Poke — Poke, v. i. To search; to feel one s way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about. [1913 Webster] A man must have poked into Latin and Greek. Prior. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poke your nose into something — poke/shove/stick/your nose into something phrase to show too much interest in things that are someone’s private business You have no right to poke your nose into my affairs! Thesaurus: to try to find out informationsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• Poke — Poke, n. (Bot.) A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca} ({Phytolacca decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries; called also {garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and {pokeweed}. The root and berries have emetic and purgative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Poké Ball — The nihongo|Poké Ball|モンスターボール|Monsutābōru|Monster Ball in original Japanese language versions is a spherical in the Pokémon video games and anime television series that is used by Pokémon Trainers to capture new Pokémon and store them when not… …   Wikipedia

• poke — poke1 [pəuk US pouk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with a finger/stick etc)¦ 2¦(through a space/hole)¦ 3¦(be seen)¦ 4 poke a hole 5 poke holes in something 6 poke fun at somebody 7 poke your nose into something 8 poke the fire 9¦(sex)¦ Phrasal verbs 　 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• poke — poke1 [ pouk ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push something quickly with your finger or a pointed object: Jane poked me in the arm to get my attention. The boys were poking the worm with a stick. poke at: Tom poked at the vegetables… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• poke — I. /poʊk / (say pohk) verb (poked, poking) –verb (t) 1. to thrust against or into (something) with the finger or arm, a stick, etc.; prod: to poke a person in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as by thrusting. 3. to thrust or… …