poke around

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1. Also, poke about. Look through things; also, make an investigation. For example, I was poking around the attic when I found these old photos, or The detective was poking about, tracking where she went on that fatal day. [Early 1800s] Also see nose about; poke one's nose into.

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poke around

In this case, Ford’s rivals didn’t have to poke around under the hood to find its latest hack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

So naturally, one of the first things I did was call up my favorite local restaurants and ask if I could poke around in their kitchens.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025

When her friend and tintype mentor came to town, the pair went to Mills’ old property to poke around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025

Remi felt the same unease she’d experienced with Margery, the sense that Ellie was prying open the hood to poke around in her mechanics.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024

I have been to Alaska some twenty times during the past twenty years—to climb mountains, to work as a carpenter and a commercial salmon fisherman and a journalist, to goof off, to poke around.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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