survey

n 1: a detailed critical inspection [syn: {study}]

2: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch}, {resume}]

3: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get

a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was

limited" [syn: {view}, {sight}]

v 1: consider in a comprehensive way [syn: {appraise}]

2: make a survey of

3: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him

for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the

bombing" [syn: {follow}]

4: hold a review (of troops) [syn: {review}, {go over}]

5: make a survey of; for statistical purposes

6: plot a map of (land)