Definition of search

• v. t. - To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
• v. t. - To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
• v. t. - To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to probe; as, to search a wound.
• v. t. - To examine; to try; to put to the test.
• v. i. - To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt.
• v. t. - The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.