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Poke into   /poʊk ɪntˈu/   Listen
Poke into

verb
1.
Enter briefly.
2.
Examine physically with or as if with a probe.  Synonyms: dig into, probe.






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"Poke into" Quotes from Famous Books



... stores—all stopped to look at the figure. The news quickly spread. People left their breakfast-tables to see the joke played on Mr. Lillie. Ebenezer Richardson, however, could not see the fun of the thing. The schoolboys called him "Poke Nose" because he was ever ready to poke into other people's affairs.[39] The officers of the Custom House employed him to ferret out goods smuggled ashore by merchants, who, regarding the laws as unjust and oppressive, had no scruples in circumventing ...
— Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times - 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance • Charles Carleton Coffin



Words linked to "Poke into" :   perforate, penetrate, gutter



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