Definitions

poke around

VERB

beat the bushes

Synonyms

WEAK

forage nose around search search through

VERB

pursue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go after seek

STRONG

accompany attend badger bait bug chivy dog fish harass harry haunt hound hunt oppress persevere persist plague ride shadow stalk tag tail trace track trail

WEAK

bird-dog camp on the doorstep of give chase hunt down move behind nose around play catch up prowl after run after run down scout out search for search high heaven search out take out after track down

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist be lazy give up help ignore leave leave alone let go neglect quit run away stop support

WEAK

discontinue eschew retreat shun

VERB

straggle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle meander ramble

STRONG

drift lag loiter maunder poke range roam rove scramble spread straddle tail trail

WEAK

be late string out

Antonyms

STRONG

rush

WEAK

hurry run

Example Sentences

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If I really wanted to find some answers, I could always poke around in my mom’s office later, and besides, the last thing I really wanted to talk about after the mess with Elliot and the letter was Butterflies.

From Literature

We’d poke around, trying our luck this way and that, running out of air and diving back down again and again.

From Literature

“Well then, you’ll fit right in around here. So, I imagine you’ll be having a poke around today?”

From Literature

In this case, Ford’s rivals didn’t have to poke around under the hood to find its latest hack.

From The Wall Street Journal

So naturally, one of the first things I did was call up my favorite local restaurants and ask if I could poke around in their kitchens.

From Salon

poke around

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