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poke into
  1. v. enter briefly; "We poked into the bar"

  2. poke one's nose into [syn: intrude into, meddle with, horn in]

  3. examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" [syn: probe, dig into]

Usage examples of "poke into".

He reaches behind himself finds the places where the tubes poke into his back, and cuts them off, snip, snip, snip.

I won't poke into your business deals and you won't poke into mine.

More than Raven just running off so he could poke into doings at the Barrowland.

However much they love you, they wouldn't give you free rein to poke into the hotels.

He had to keep himself alive long enough for his equipment to function properly, and there was no time to poke into such things as barns.

It wasn't fair to blame her because they'd let media follow Brun around and poke into every cranny.

It wasnt fair to blame her because theyd let media follow Brun around and poke into every cranny.

With the knife in one hand and a pair of surgical tweezers in the other, he began to poke into the abdomen.

He liked the way she ordered and arranged things, and he had no desire to poke into every nook and cranny or bother her belongings.

He dipped his hands in his pockets and tried to think which project or negotiation currently on his plate she could poke into with the least possible damage.

Wishing I had some plastic dandelions to poke into the flower bed, I went up onto the porch and lifted my hand to knock.