verb
Meaning 1
To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
poke around
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: koluta — To search for something
- Hungarian: átkutat — To search for something
- Hungarian: felforgat — To search for something
- Hungarian: tűvé tesz — To search for something
- Māori: tīkarokaro — To search for something
- Polish: grzebać — To search for something
- Polish: szperać — To search for something
- Polish: myszkować — To search for something
- Portuguese: escarafunchar — To search for something
- Spanish: curiosear — To search for something
- Spanish: hurgar — To search for something
- Spanish: escarbar — To search for something
- Swedish: snoka runt — To search for something