(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ through a large number of similar things, you search through them looking for something that you want or something that is suitable for a particular purpose. (BRIT)
A team of officers is ~ing through the records of thousands of petty thieves...
Her private secretary has carefully ~ed the West End for a suitable show.
VERB: V through n, V n
2.
When fishermen ~ for fish, they pull a wide net behind their ship in order to catch fish.
They had seen him ~ing and therefore knew that there were fish...
We came upon a fishing boat ~ing for Dover sole.
VERB: V, V for n, also V n