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ALL meanings of search me

search me
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  • verb with object search me to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter. 1
  • verb with object search me to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed: He searched the vase for signs of a crack. The police searched the suspect for weapons. 1
  • verb with object search me to explore or examine in order to discover: They searched the hills for gold. 1
  • verb with object search me to look at, read, or examine (a record, writing, collection, repository, etc.) for information: to search a property title; He searched the courthouse for a record of the deed to the land. 1
  • verb with object search me to look at or beneath the superficial aspects of to discover a motive, reaction, feeling, basic truth, etc.: He searched her face for a clue to her true feelings. 1
  • verb with object search me to look into, question, or scrutinize: She searched her conscience. 1
  • verb with object search me (of natural elements) to pierce or penetrate: The sunlight searched the room's dark corners. 1
  • verb with object search me to uncover or find by examination or exploration (often followed by out): to search out all the facts. 1
  • verb with object search me Military. to fire artillery over (an area) with successive changes in gun elevation. 1
  • verb with object search me Computers. to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, database records, or other information from (files, databases, etc.) by typing relevant terms into a search engine or other search tool: Most of us have searched the Internet for medical advice. 1
  • verb without object search me to inquire, investigate, examine, or seek; conduct an examination or investigation. 1
  • noun search me the act of searching; careful examination or investigation: Her date with the guy she met online went badly, so her search for “Mr. Right” continues. an instance of this: Did the search turn up any clues? 1
  • noun search me the practice, on the part of naval officers of a belligerent nation, of boarding and examining a suspected neutral vessel at sea in order to ascertain its true nationality and determine if it is carrying contraband: the right of visit and search. 1
  • noun search me Computers. the act or process of electronically retrieving data, Web pages, database records, or other information from files, databases, etc., as in Boolean search; keyword search: A search of the article turned up two references to my company. 1
  • idioms search me search me, I don't know: Why has it taken so long to reach a decision? Search me. 1
  • noun search me I do not know the answer to your query 0
  • convention search me You say 'search me' when someone asks you a question and you want to emphasize that you do not know the answer. 0
  • noun search me I don't know 0
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