Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Search \Search\, v. i.
   To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration,
   or examination; to hunt.

         Once more search with me.                --Shak.

         It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the
         matter, and searched into all the particulars. --Locke.

Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.]
   The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;
   pursuit for finding something; examination.

         Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with
         inspection deep Considered every creature. --Milton.

         Nor did my search of liberty begin Till my black hairs
         were changed upon my chin.               --Dryden.

   {Right of search} (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully
      commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine
      and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for
      the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.

   {Search warrant} (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing
      an examination or search of a house, or other place, for
      goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.

   Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;
        research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.

Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Searched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Searching}.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F.
   chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa,
   around. See {Circle}.]
   1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding
      something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
      ``Search the Scriptures.'' --John v. 39.

            They are come to search the house.    --Shak.

            Search me, O God, and know my heart.  --Ps. cxxxix.
                                                  23.

   2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.

            I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
                                                  --Ezek. xxxiv.
                                                  11.

            Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.

   3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to
      probe; as, to search a wound.

   4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.

   {To search out}, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,
      to search out truth.

   Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry
        into; inquire.

Source : WordNet®

search
     v 1: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence
          of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are
          searching for the missing man in the entire county"
          [syn: {seek}, {look for}]
     2: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the
        child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect
        gift!" [syn: {look}]
     3: inquire into [syn: {research}, {explore}]
     4: subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We
        searched the whole house for the missing keys"

search
     n 1: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find
          something or someone [syn: {hunt}, {hunting}]
     2: an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the
        ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the
        search"
     3: an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of
        items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to
        do a table lookup" [syn: {lookup}]
     4: the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a
        move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
     5: boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of
        search"