Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb search
4 senses of search
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for go after quest after pursue
=> maraud
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> shop, browse
Sense 2
search, look
=> hunt
=> cruise
=> prospect
=> pry, nose, poke
Sense 3
research, search, explore
=> prospect
=> re-explore
=> cast about beat about cast around
Sense 4
search
=> frisk
=> strip-search
=> scan
=> rifle, go
=> rummage
=> comb, ransack
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb search
4 senses of search
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> dowse
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for go after quest after pursue
=> maraud
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> grope for scrabble
=> shop, browse
=> comparison-shop
=> antique
=> window-shop
Sense 2
search, look
=> hunt
=> cruise
=> prospect
=> pry, nose, poke
Sense 3
research, search, explore
=> prospect
=> re-explore
=> cast about beat about cast around
Sense 4
search
=> frisk
=> strip-search
=> scan
=> rifle, go
=> rummage
=> comb, ransack
Entailment of verb search
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb search
4 senses of search
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
Sense 2
search, look
=> examine, see
Sense 3
research, search, explore
=> investigate, look into
Sense 4
search
=> examine, see
Familiarity of verb search
search used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb search
Sense 1
search, seek, look for
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Sense 2
search, look
=> examine, see
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Sense 3
research, search, explore
=> investigate, look into
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Sense 4
search
=> examine, see
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Grep of noun search
air search radar
consumer research
director of research
empirical research
freedom from search and seizure
market research
marketing research
operations research
product research
research
right of search
scientific research
search
search and destroy mission
search and rescue mission
search engine
search language
search mission
search party
search warrant
searcher
searcher beetle
searching fire
searchlight
strip search
surface search radar
Overview of noun search
The noun search has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) search, hunt, hunting -- (the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone)
2. (6) search -- (an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing" or "the outcome justified the search")
3. search, lookup -- (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")
4. search -- (the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful")
5. search -- (boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search")
Overview of verb search
The verb search has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (13) search, seek, look for -- (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")
2. (12) search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!")
3. (3) research, search, explore -- (inquire into)
4. (2) search -- (subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys")
Grep of adj search
searching
Overview of noun search
The noun search has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) search, hunt, hunting -- (the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone)
2. (6) search -- (an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing" or "the outcome justified the search")
3. search, lookup -- (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")
4. search -- (the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful")
5. search -- (boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search")
Overview of verb search
The verb search has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (13) search, seek, look for -- (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")
2. (12) search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!")
3. (3) research, search, explore -- (inquire into)
4. (2) search -- (subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys")
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