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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | question |
| Synonyms: | buzz*, canvass, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, demand, direct, enjoin, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit*, hunt for, inquire, institute, interrogate, investigate, needle, pick one's brains, pop the question, pry into, pump, put the screws to, put through the wringer, query, quiz, request, roast, sweat* |
| Antonyms: | answer, claim, command, insist, reply, repudiate, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | look up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | research |
| Synonyms: | come upon, confirm, discover, find, hunt for, peruse, scan, search for, seek, seek out, track down |
| Antonyms: | wing it |
| Main Entry: | page |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call for over communications system |
| Synonyms: | announce, beep, call, call out, call the name of, hunt for, preconize, seek, send for, summon |
| Notes: | a page is one side of a piece of paper; a leaf is the term for a piece of paper with two sides |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| 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: | shop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for merchandise to buy |
| Synonyms: | buy, go shopping, hunt for, look for, market, purchase, try to buy |
| Notes: | at first, shop designated a small retail establishment and store was applied only to a large establishment; now the differences are blurred |
| Antonyms: | sell |
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