Usually means: Search for information or direction.
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verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
verb:  To obtain information about something from a reference book.
verb:  To enter a query into a database or search engine.
verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To reconnect or meet with someone that one used to know.

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