All look for synonyms
look for
L l verb look for
- imagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- bargain on — to rely or depend on (something)
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- beat the bushes — a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- bird-dog — to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
- give chase — to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- gun for — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- ferret out — a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- look up and down — to search everywhere
- track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- turn upside down — invert
- rustle up — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- take in — the act of taking.