to beat the bushes
81look through — Synonyms and related words: beat the bushes, burrow, delve, dig, examination, explore, forage, frisk, go through, hunt, inspection, look around, look round, nose around, overhaul, overhauling, perlustration, perusal, poke, poke around, pry,… …
82nose around — Synonyms and related words: be curious, beat the bushes, burn with curiosity, burrow, delve, dig, dig around for, dig up, explore, forage, frisk, gape, gawk, go through, hunt, inquire, interrogate, look around, look round, look through, nose… …
83research — Synonyms and related words: amassing evidence, analysis, assay, beat the bushes, bring to test, burrow, check out, close inquiry, confirm, cut and try, delve, delve into, delving, department of investigation, detection, detective work, dig, dig… …
84ransack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rummage, scour, search diligently; rifle, loot, pillage. See inquiry, stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To search thoroughly] Syn. rummage, scour, comb, rake, explore, turn upside down, turn inside… …
85rummage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunt, ransack; junk, odds and ends. See inquiry, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. odds and ends, miscellany, used goods, second hand goods, antiques, stuff, frippery, old clothes, hand me downs,… …
86hound — [n] dog afghan, airedale, akita, basset, beagle, bowwow*, canine, dachshund, man’s best friend*, mongrel, mutt, pointer, pooch, poodle, retriever; concepts 394,400 hound [v] chase, badger annoy, bait, be at, beat the bushes*, be on one’s back*,… …
87rummage — [v] ransack, search beat the bushes*, comb, delve, dig out, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, examine, explore, ferret out, fish, forage, grub, hunt, jumble, leave no stone unturned*, look high and low*, mess up, mix… …
88seek — [v1] look for be after, beat the bushes*, bird dog*, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for*, follow, go after, gun for*, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned* …
89bushbeat — ˈbu̇shˌbēt, usu ēd.+V intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from bushbeater : to beat the bushes …
90Beaten — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
