ONCE-OVER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A swift cursory examination or inspection

Example:

I gave him the once-over

Synonyms:

look-over; once-over

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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

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