Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A quick but comprehensive survey or performance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a swift cursory examination or inspection.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A quick,
cursory survey orinspection
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a swift cursory examination or inspection
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Examples
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Before you leave the office, do a final once-over in the full-length ladies-room mirror.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011
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Kroft gave the projector a once-over the way he might check under the hood of a ranch truck.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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Tamara gave it a quick once-over as she walked by, but Michael stopped and stared.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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"A trailer often involves a fast once-over of the whole film," says veteran film critic Roger Ebert.
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Instead of just letting the equinox pass by, how about using it to conduct an internal once-over?
Kari Henley: What Seeds Of Change Are You Planting This Spring? Kari Henley 2011
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Turning and quickly giving him the once-over, the girls gave him a silent stamp of approval before facing the bar again to summon the bartender.
Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011
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She pulled off the headset and gave us all a quick once-over.
Odd Girl In Jo Whittemore 2011
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“Which had no upper body strength,” I said, giving him a quick once-over.
Odd Girl In Jo Whittemore 2011
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Turning and quickly giving him the once-over, the girls gave him a silent stamp of approval before facing the bar again to summon the bartender.
Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011
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Instead of just letting the equinox pass by, how about using it to conduct an internal once-over?
Kari Henley: What Seeds Of Change Are You Planting This Spring? Kari Henley 2011
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