search

v. seek, hunt for, look for; investigate, examine; penetrate; conduct an examination or investigation

n. quest, hunt, instance of looking for something; investigation, examination

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Noun
1. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
(synonym) hunt, hunting
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) exploration
(derivation) look
2. an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
(hypernym) investigation, investigating
(derivation) research, explore
3. an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"
(synonym) lookup
(hypernym) operation
4. the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
(hypernym) higher cognitive process
(hyponym) hunt
5. boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
Verb
1. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
(synonym) seek, look for
(hyponym) dredge, drag
(derivation) hunt, hunting
2. search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
(synonym) look
(hypernym) examine, see
(hyponym) hunt
(derivation) hunt, hunting
3. inquire into
(synonym) research, explore
(hypernym) investigate, look into
(hyponym) prospect
4. subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
(hypernym) examine, see
(hyponym) raid

(v. t.)
To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
  

(v. t.)
To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
  

(v. t.)
To examine; to try; to put to the test.
  

(v. t.)
To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound.
  

(v. t.)
The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
  

(v. i.)
To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.
  

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