poke about

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) British to try to find something, especially by moving other things
2) British to try to get information, especially when other people do not want you to

English dictionary. 2014.

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

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

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

  • poke about — Busy one s self with nothing …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • poke about — …   Useful english 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

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