What is the meaning of looking?

noun

• The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.
  • usage: "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
  • synonyms: look, looking at
• The act of searching visually.
  • synonyms: looking for

verb

• Perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.
  • usage: "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child"; "Look-a deer in the backyard"
  • synonyms: look
• Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.
  • usage: "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
  • synonyms: look, appear, seem
• Have a certain outward or facial expression.
  • usage: "How does she look"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
  • synonyms: look
• Search or seek.
  • usage: "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift"
  • synonyms: search, look
• Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.
  • usage: "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
  • synonyms: front, look, face
• Take charge of or deal with.
  • usage: "Could you see about lunch"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
  • synonyms: attend, take care, look, see
• Convey by one's expression.
  • usage: "She looked her devotion to me"
  • synonyms: look
• Look forward to the probable occurrence of.
  • usage: "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
  • synonyms: expect, look, await, wait
• Accord in appearance with.
  • usage: "You don't look your age"
  • synonyms: look
• Have faith or confidence in.
  • usage: "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
  • synonyms: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon

adjective

• Appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms.
  • usage: "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"
  • synonyms: sounding