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| Main Entry: |
fish for
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for; hint |
| Synonyms: | angle, angle for, elicit, hope for, hunt for, invite, search for, seek, solicit, try to evoke |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look, search for |
| Synonyms: | be on the lookout, cast about, delve, drag, examine, ferret out, fish for, forage, go after, grope, inquire, interrogate, investigate, look all over hell, look high and low, nose around, probe, prowl, quest, question, ransack, rummage, run down, scour, scratch around, search high heaven, seek, sift, trace, trail, try to find, winnow |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | angle (for) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt |
| Synonyms: | aim for, be after, connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, look for, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, try for |
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