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search

n. an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"

search

n. boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"

search

n. the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"

hunt

n. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

find, query, lookup, seek, searching, look-up

n. a user's request for information, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine

subject to a search

v. subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

look

v. search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

find

v. to use the search function allowing to detect a character string in a document

research, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

seek, look for

v. 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"

browse, navigate

v. to look for information on the WWW

probe

n. an exploratory action or expedition

pursuit, chase, follow, following

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

study, consider

v. give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

search, seek, look for

v. 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"

comb, ransack, search thoroughly

v. search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

explore, examine for diagnostic purposes

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre

v. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

survey, run a survey of, make a survey of

v. make a survey of; for statistical purposes

venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk

v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

comb, ransack, search thoroughly

v. search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"

run, hunt, hunt down, track down

v. pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

forage, scrounge, scrounge around

v. collect or look around for (food)

rummage, search haphazardly

v. search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"

look

v. perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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