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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

hunt, hunting, search
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

noun.act

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exploration go
a careful systematic search
foraging, forage go
the act of searching for food and provisions
frisk, frisking go
the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
looking, looking for go
the act of searching visually
manhunt go
an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime)
seeking, quest go
the act of searching for something
ransacking, rummage go
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
scouring go
moving over territory to search for something
shakedown go
a very thorough search of a person or a place