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poke around
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase, follow |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, badger, bait, bird-dog, bug, camp on the doorstep of, chivy, dog*, fish*, give chase, go after, harass, harry, haunt, hound, hunt, hunt down, move behind, nose around, oppress, persevere, persist, plague, play catch up, poke around, prowl after, ride, run after, run down, scout out, search for, search high heaven, search out, seek, shadow, stalk, tag, tail, take out after, trace, track, track down, trail |
| Antonyms: | retreat, run away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beat the bushes |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search exhaustively |
| Synonyms: | forage, nose around, poke around, search, search through |
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