| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An attempting to accomplish or attain: pursuing, pursuit, quest. See SEEK. 2. A thorough search of a place or persons: frisk. Slang : shakedown. See INVESTIGATE. |
| VERB: | 1. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed: frisk, inspect. Slang : shake down. See INVESTIGATE. 2. To try to find something: cast about, hunt, look, quest, seek. See SEEK. |
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