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  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  search,  look 
  =>  examine,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  research,  search,  explore 
  =>  investigate,  look  into 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  search 
  =>  examine,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  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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