POKE ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of POKE ABOUT/AROUND in English

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).

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POKE ABOUT/AROUND — look or search around a place. → poke
Concise Oxford English vocab
POKE ABOUT / AROUND — ( informal ) to look for sth, especially sth that is hidden among other things that you have to move …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French poke, poque, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POKE — poke 1 — pokable , adj. /pohk/ , v. , poked, poking , n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket Date: 13th century 1. chiefly Southern & Midland …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POKE — noun a bag; a sack; a pocket. 2. poke ·noun a long, wide sleeve; called also poke sleeve. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
POKE — [poke] n [ME, fr. ONF--more at pocket] (13c) 1 chiefly Southern & Midland: bag, sack 2. a: wallet b: purse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POKE — v. & n. v. 1 (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, point …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POKE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
POKE — ( pokes, poking, poked) 1. If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES turns out to be a pig in a poke ▪ What if the car …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POKE — Synonyms and related words : Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, amble, arouse, assault, awaken, bag, balefire, balloon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — A blow with the fist: I'll lend you a poke. A poke likewise means a sack: whence, to buy a …
Slang English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POKE — I. ||poke noun Synonyms: bag 1, pouch, sack II. poke verb 1. to thrust something into so as to stir …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
POKE — n. 25B6; verb she poked him in the ribs : PROD, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick. leave …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — v. 1 jab, stick, prod, dig, goad, stab, thrust, push, elbow, nudge, jog, jostle, butt, shove Be careful not to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POKE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) толчок, пинок, тычок Syn : jab 1. б) удар кулаком Syn : punch II 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POKE — poke.ogg _I 1. pəʋk n 1. 1> толчок, тычок to give smb. a poke in the ribs - толкнуть кого-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOUT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POKE — совать, пихать, тыкать, толкать протыкать (тж. poke through) мешать (кочергой); шуровать (топку) идти или искать (что-л.) ощупью (тж. poke about, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POKE — _I 1. pəʋk n 1. 1> толчок, тычок to give smb. a poke in the ribs - толкнуть кого-л. в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POKE — I pəuk 1. сущ. 1) а) толчок, пинок, тычок Syn: jab 1. б) удар кулаком Syn: punch II 1. 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POKE — I [Ј†Ќ°] poke.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) толчок, пинок, тычок Syn: jab 1. б) удар кулаком Syn: punch II 1. 2) а) поля козырьком (у женской шляпы) б) женская шляпка с …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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