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going-over

[ goh-ing-oh-ver ]
/ ˈgoʊ ɪŋˈoʊ vər /
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noun, plural go·ings-o·ver [goh-ingz-oh-ver] /ˈgoʊ ɪŋzˈoʊ vər/.

a review, examination, or investigation: The accounts were given a thorough going-over.
a severe, thorough scolding.
a sound thrashing; beating: The hoodlums gave him a good going-over when they found him.

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RELATED WORDS

checkup, perusal, exam, observation, autopsy, study, probe, scrutiny, inquiry, test, inspection, check, view, biopsy, physical, postoperative

Nearby words

going on, going to, going to jerusalem, going train, going, going, gone, going-over, goings-on, goiter, goitre, goitrogen, goitrogenic

Origin of going-over

1870–75, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase go over
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for going-over

  • What is great in man is that he is a bridge, and no goal; what can be loved in man is that he is a going-over and a going-under.

    Plain English|Marian Wharton

  • I'll stop by in the morning, when he's awake, and give him a going-over.

    Feet Of Clay|Phillip Hoskins

  • He was a mass of cuts and bruises, and he knew they must have given him quite a going-over.

    The Happy Unfortunate|Robert Silverberg

  • At the second going-over in her presence the topic was better shaken down, was in a more solidified form for her notebook.

    Joan of Arc of the North Woods|Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for going-over

going-over

noun plural goings-over informal

a check, examination, or investigation
a castigation or thrashing
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