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look-over

[ look-oh-ver ]
/ ˈlɒɒkˌoʊ vər /
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noun

a brief or superficial examination or reading.

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RELATED WORDS

checkup, search, review, probe, supervision, surveillance, scrutiny, investigation, inquiry, analysis, survey, research, inquest, pageant, parade, scan, read, once-over, inquisition, inventory

Nearby words

look up to, look who's talking, look-alike, look-down, look-in, look-over, look-see, look-through, lookalike, lookdown, lookee

Origin of look-over

First recorded in 1905–10; noun use of verb phrase look over
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for look-over

  • He takes a kind of look-over at Hod, no collar nor nothing, and that sleazy coat of his'n.

    The Broken Gate|Emerson Hough