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ONCE-OVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does once-over mean?
• ONCE-OVER (noun)
The noun ONCE-OVER has 1 sense:
1. a swift cursory examination or inspection
Familiarity information: ONCE-OVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("once-over" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
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