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    [Noun]  | "re*search" | \ ri-ˈsərch \


    1: studious inquiry or examination; especially : investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws

    2: the collecting of information about a particular subject

    3: careful or diligent search

    Origin: 1577 ;

     Middle French recerche, from recercher to go about see:king, from Old French recerchier, from re- + cerchier, sercher to search {mat|search|};

    [Noun]  | "research and development" 


    1: studies and tests that are done in order to design new or improved products

    [Noun]  | "research park" 


    1: an area where companies have offices and laboratories and do work involving science and technology

    [Noun]  | "marketing research" 


    1: research into the means of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service

    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "market research" 


    1: research into the size, location, and makeup of a product market

    Origin: 1920 ;

    [Noun]  | "operations research" 


    1: the application of scientific and especially mathematical methods to the study and analysis of problems involving complex systems —called also operational research

    Origin: 1943 ;

    [Noun]  | "translational research" 


    1: medical research that is concerned with facilitating the practical application of scientific discoveries to the development and implementation of new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease —called also translational medicine

    Origin: 1986 ;

    [Noun]  | "op*po" | \ ˈä-(ˌ)pō \


    1: damaging information about a political candidate that is gathered and used or made public usually by an opponent's camp

    Origin: 1990 ;

     Shortened from opposition research, with assimilation to {see: |-o:1|-o:1};

    [Verb]  | "research" 


    1: to search or investigate exhaustively

    2: to do research for

    3: to engage in research

    Origin: 1588 ;

    [Noun]  | "research" 


    1: a systematic search for the truth or facts about something;


      * e.g., " ... I'll have to do some research for this project "



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    [Verb]  | "research" 


    1: to search through or into;


      * e.g., " ... researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents "



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     [ "research" ]

    1: To become an expert on something after having done a Google search and 10 minutes reading on the internet.

      * e.g.,  ... Doctor, I have eczema. I've done some research and I'm sure it's from heavy metal poisoning from the mercury in my filings. 

     [ "research" ]

    1: To enter search phrases into google until you find information that reinforces your preconcieved prejudice.

      * e.g.,  ... Do your research, and you might wake up to the fact that reptilian humanoids are manufacturing genetically modified vaccines in their FEMA death camps and injecting aborted human fetus tissue in Pumpkin Spice lattes so the toxins make your brains mushier and easy to slurp through a straw. 

     [ "research" ]

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     [ "research" ]

    2: Excessive and tedious study used so that students with little more than hot air between their ears can keep up with the smarter ones. It's pretty much an excuse to reword someone else's work using a bibliography.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, the mental kid has a better grade than me! He must do a lot of research! 

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    4: An uncommon slang term for masturbation. Often said in a "sarcastic" way.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Hey man, can I come over after school? 

     [ "research" ]

    1: a fancy word for finding answers online

      * e.g.,  ... Hey did you do some research on that essay? Ya man, I found a website with all the essay topics! 

     [ "research" ]

    1: plagiarizing from MANY different sources

      * e.g.,  ... I did my research by plagiarizing. 

     [ "research" ]

    1: speculation; what the emergent tree shrews of the blogosphere do as they push aside the source-checking, story-verifying, reality-worshipping dinosaurs of the mainstream media.

      * e.g.,  ... Recent research indicates that Barack Obama's ties to Al Qaeda have been corroborated. (Stephen Colbert) 

     [ "research" ]

    1: A common excuse for the usage of kieranic images.

      * e.g.,  ... When Kieran was caught setting a trap for young players he claimed that he was doing 'research'. 

     [ "Research" ]

    1: Porn

      * e.g.,  ... What's her name? 

     [ "Research" ]

    1: To watch youtube videos made by some self-appointed, conspiracy of the month guru, that align with your already fantastical world view. The closer these videos are to what you already believe the better and any divergence in thought is viewed with deep suspicion. Reading actual scientific papers and websites is never research since they may contain weird symbols known as math (most likely is some kind of satanic script) and everyone knows all scientists work for the Illuminati anyway.

      * e.g.,  ... I researched flat earth enough to know it is true and you're not going to convince me otherwise. 

     [ "for research" ]

    1: When you're gonna Jack it but don't wanna out right mention it

      * e.g.,  ... "What's her name... for research?" 

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