Finger and Search

Finger

Finger verb - Search for on the computer.

Usage example: I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons

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Search and finger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead a verb "Finger".

Search verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Finger and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finger" instead a verb "Search".

long	long finger	long search
actual	actual finger	actual search
entire	entire finger	entire search
massive	massive finger	massive search
Other adjectives: big, huge, quick, final.

Lust: In the room of a corpse bride, search through holes in a wall to find a ring box, then place the ring on the finger of the titular bride.

Source: Series / Hellevator
The crew exploits a Victorian-era fear of this by having a member fake being dead, but give a false positive on the bell attached to his finger in his casket so that the police would be reluctant to search the coffin with the grieving widow right there.

Source: Waking Up at the Morgue
Teen Titans: A sight gag involves Cyborg slapping on a rubber glove and wiggling his finger in a "cavity search" sort of gesture when Beast Boy suggests that Robin should be checked for a battery pack.

Source: Ass Shove

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