Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cast_about

1 sense of cast about

Sense 1
cast about, beat about, cast around -- (search anxiously)
       => research, search, explore -- (inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness")