| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase for killing |
Synonyms: |
beat the bushes, bird-dog, capture, course, dog, drag, drive, fish, follow, give chase, grouse, gun for, gun*, hawk, heel, hound, kill, look for, poach, press, pursue, ride, run, scent, scratch, scratch around, seek, shadow, shoot, snare, stalk, start, track, trail |
Antonyms: |
let go |
| Main Entry: | search |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek to find something |
Synonyms: |
beat, beat about, cast about, chase after, check, comb, examine, explore, ferret, forage, frisk, go in quest of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, go through, grope, grub, gun for, hunt, hunt for, inquire, inspect, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look, look for, look high and low, look over, poke into, probe, prospect, pry, quest, rake, ransack, rifle through, root, rummage, run down, scan, scour, scout, scrutinize, seek, shake down, sift, smell around, study, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
Antonyms: |
find |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
Synonyms: |
be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
Antonyms: |
find |