To go through and examine carefully and in detail, as in quest of something lost, concealed, or as yet undiscovered; explore: as, to search a ship; to search one's baggage or person at the custom-house.To examine by probing; probe: as, to search a wound.To test; put to the test; try.To look for; seek out; make search for; endeavor to find.To explore or investigate.To reach or penetrate to.Synonyms To sift, probe.1 and Search, Scrutinize, Explore. We search a place or search for a thing by looking everywhere with a close attention; we scrutinize a thing with a close attention, without emphasizing the idea of looking throughout; we explore that which is unknown and outside of our ordinary travels or knowledge. See examination.To make search; seek; look: with for before the object sought.To make strict or careful inquiry; inquire.n. A seeking or looking, as for something lost, concealed, desired, etc.; the act of going through a receptacle, place, collection of things, or the like, with the view of finding something lost, hidden, or undiscovered; exploratory examination; quest; inquiry; investigation: as, to make search; in search of a wife; to give up the search.n. Synonyms Inquiry, Scrutiny, etc. (see examination), exploration.