survey (
http://definr.com/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; "He appraised the situation
carefully before acting" [syn:
appraise]
2: look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his
new classmates"
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)