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search vs strip-search

strip-search vs search

search is a noun but strip-search is not a noun.

search and strip-search both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
search Yes No Yes No
strip-search No No Yes No
As verbs, strip-search is a hyponym of search; that is, strip-search is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than search:
  • search: subject to a search
  • strip-search: search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
Other hyponyms of search include raid, frisk, scan, go, rifle, rummage, comb, ransack.
search (noun) strip-search (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
an investigation seeking answers
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
search (verb) strip-search (verb)
inquire into search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
subject to a search
search or seek
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