poke about



poke about (in something)

 and poke around (in something)
to rummage around in something or some place; to look through things in something or some place. I'll have to go up and poke about in the attic to see if lean find it. Janet went to the attic and spent the rest of the afternoon poking around.
See also: poke

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OpalineO-pə-leenEnglish (Rare)
Baldo-Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic
Shiorishee-o-ṙeeJapanese
SloaneSLONEnglish (Rare)
Yonah-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
MartheMAHRT (French)French, Norwegian