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LOOK-OVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does look-over mean? 

LOOK-OVER (noun)
  The noun LOOK-OVER has 1 sense:

1. a swift cursory examination or inspectionplay

  Familiarity information: LOOK-OVER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOOK-OVER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A swift cursory examination or inspection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

look-over; once-over

Context example:

I gave him the once-over

Hypernyms ("look-over" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))


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