poke

poke
poke
1. poke [pəʊk, Am poʊk] n
1) (esp Scot) (bag) Beutel m
2) (Am) (fam: purse) Portmonee nt
PHRASES:
to buy a pig in a \poke (in a \poke) die Katze im Sack kaufen (fig)
2. poke [pəʊk, Am poʊk] n
1) (jab) Stoß m;
to give sb a \poke jdm einen Stoß versetzen
2) (vulg sl: sex) Fick m (vulg)
PHRASES:
it's better than a \poke in the eye with a burnt [or pointed] stick besser als nichts, man kann's schlimmer erwischen vt
1) (prod)
to \poke sb/sth jdn/etw anstoßen;
(with umbrella, stick) jdn/etw stechen;
to \poke sb in the arm/ribs jd in den Arm/die Rippen knuffen;
to \poke a hole in sth ein Loch in etw akk bohren;
to \poke holes in an argument ein Argument in der Luft zerreißen
2) to \poke sth into/through sth (prod with) etw in/durch etw akk stecken;
(thrust) etw in/durch etw akk stoßen
3) (stir)
to \poke [up] a fire ein Feuer schüren
4) (extend)
to \poke one's head up/through the window den Kopf in die Höhe/durch das Fenster strecken;
Cathy \poked her head round the door Cathy steckte ihren Kopf zur Tür herein
5) (Am) (fam: hit)
to \poke sb [on the nose] jdn [auf die Nase] schlagen [o (fam) hauen];
PHRASES:
to \poke fun at sb sich akk über jdn lustig machen;
to \poke one's nose into sb's business (fam) seine Nase in jds Angelegenheiten stecken;
stop poking your nose into my business! halt dich da raus! (fam) vi
1) (jab repeatedly)
to \poke at sth/sb an etw/jdm herumfummeln (fam)
to \poke at sth with one's finger/a stick mit einem Finger/Stock an etw akk stoßen;
to \poke at one's food in seinem Essen herumstochern
2) (break through)
to \poke through durchscheinen

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