poke

/pəʊk/ verb

Translation

› [T] to quickly push your finger or other pointed object into someone or something

dürtmek, sokmak, dürtüklemek, batırarak delik açmak

Nell kept poking me in the arm. He poked the fire with his stick.1644

poke (sth) round/out/through, etc › to appear through or from behind something, or to make something do this

bir şeyin arkasından gözükmek/görünmek; görünmesini/gözükmesini sağlamak

Grace poked her head round the door. I thought I saw a bicycle wheel poking out of the water. → See also poke/stick your nose into sth1084

poke about/around phrasal verb informal

› to look for something by moving other things

karıştırarak/yoklayarak aramak

I was poking around in the garage, looking for a paintbrush.1987

(Definition of poke verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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