To try to find something

• seek

  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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  1. To try to locate or discover; search for:
  2. To endeavor to obtain or reach:
  3. To go to or toward:

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• quest

  1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
  2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:
  3. An inquest.

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  1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
  2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:
  3. An inquest.

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• look

  1. To employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object:
  2. To search:
  3. To turn one's glance or gaze:

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  1. To employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object:
  2. To search:
  3. To turn one's glance or gaze:

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• hunt

  1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.
  2. To search through (an area) for prey:
  3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.

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  1. To pursue (game) for food or sport.
  2. To search through (an area) for prey:
  3. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game.

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• cast about

  1. (intransitive) To try to find; look around; search; meditate.
  2. To plan; plot; contrive.

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  1. (intransitive) To try to find; look around; search; meditate.
  2. To plan; plot; contrive.

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To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed

• shake down

  1. To cause something to fall by shaking it, or something it is attached down.
  2. To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
  3. (by extension) To get money from someone using threats.

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  1. To cause something to fall by shaking it, or something it is attached down.
  2. To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
  3. (by extension) To get money from someone using threats.

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• inspect

  1. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
  2. To review or examine officially:

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  1. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
  2. To review or examine officially:

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• frisk

  1. To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.
  2. To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.
  3. The act of frisking someone.

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  1. To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.
  2. To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.
  3. The act of frisking someone.

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A thorough search of a place or persons

• shakedown

  1. Extortion of money, as by blackmail.
  2. A thorough search of a place or person.
  3. A test or period of appraisal followed by adjustments to improve efficiency or functioning.

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  1. Extortion of money, as by blackmail.
  2. A thorough search of a place or person.
  3. A test or period of appraisal followed by adjustments to improve efficiency or functioning.

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• frisk

  1. To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.
  2. To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.
  3. The act of frisking someone.

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  1. To search (a person) for something concealed, especially a weapon, by passing the hands quickly over clothes or through pockets.
  2. To move about briskly and playfully; frolic.
  3. The act of frisking someone.

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An attempting to accomplish or attain

• quest

  1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
  2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:
  3. An inquest.

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  1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.
  2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat:
  3. An inquest.

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• pursuit

  1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing:
  2. The act of striving to gain or accomplish something:
  3. An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.

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  1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing:
  2. The act of striving to gain or accomplish something:
  3. An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.

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• pursuing

  1. Present participle of pursue.

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  1. Present participle of pursue.

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