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- verb idiomatic To
explore orwatch for;ask around;investigate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make some preliminary investigations or test the waters
Etymologies
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An allusion to animals which use their feelers to gain awareness of their surroundings.
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