angle2 |
to seek artfully or slyly. [1/2 definitions] |
appeal |
to seek recourse from a higher authority. [1/7 definitions] |
ask |
to seek an answer to; inquire. [1/5 definitions] |
attempt |
to try or seek. [1/3 definitions] |
berry |
to seek or gather berries. [1/2 definitions] |
bootlick |
to seek favor by abasing oneself to (someone); toady. |
canvass |
to seek votes, contributions, or sales from (a group or a district). [1/8 definitions] |
carpetbagger |
a Northerner who went to the South to seek private gain in the aftermath of the American Civil War, usu. depicted as carrying his belongings in a carpetbag. [1/2 definitions] |
check up on |
to look at or seek information about (someone or something) in order to find out if they are all right or if they getting into any trouble. |
clown |
to perform as a clown or seek to amuse others through comical, prankish behavior (sometimes fol. by "around"). [1/4 definitions] |
court |
to seek the favor or affections of. [2/9 definitions] |
fawn2 |
to seek attention or favor by flattery or servility. [1/2 definitions] |
ferret |
to seek out or drive from cover, as if by using a hunting animal (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/5 definitions] |
find fault |
to seek out or point out flaws or imperfections (usu. fol. by "with"). |
grasp at a straw |
to seek anything, no matter how flimsy, that might save one from a predicament. |
grasp at straws |
to seek anything, no matter how flimsy, that might save one from a predicament. |
grope |
to seek by or as if by groping. [1/5 definitions] |
ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself) (usu. fol. by "with"). |
kiss ass |
(vulgar slang) to seek favor by obsequious behavior. |
look for |
to try to find; seek. |
Mass |
a religious ceremony in the Roman Catholic and certain other churches. At a Mass, people seek communion with God. |