poke into
1poke into — index frisk, probe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2poke 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 …
3poke — 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 …
4poke — poke1 pokable, adj. /pohk/, v., poked, poking, n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs. 2. to make (a hole, one s way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing.… …
5poke — v 1. push, butt, jab, dig, nudge, jog, punch; thrust, force, drive, stir, impel, goad, prod; jolt, jostle, elbow, shove. 2.Usu. poke out extend, project, protrude, overhang, beetle; stick out, shoot out, hang out. 3.Usu. poke into intrude, meddle …
6poke hole — n. a hole designed to allow tools to poke into or through it, generally for accessing a retainer …
7poke# — poke vb Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting. Poke implies primarily the use of a body… …
8poke — ► 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 ▪ …
9poke 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 …
10Poke — Poke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a blow, Gael. puc to push.] 1. To thrust or push against or into with anything… …