Usually means: Search or investigate inquisitively, casually.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word poke about:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. poke about: Merriam-Webster
  2. poke about: Wiktionary
  3. poke about: Dictionary.com
  4. poke about: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. poke about: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. poke about: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. poke about: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. poke about: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. poke about: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (poke about)

verb:  To search for something, especially in an unorganized way

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