| checkup | | |
| n. (act) | 1. checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination | a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person. |
| ~ examination, scrutiny | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes). |
| ~ ballistocardiogram | a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph. |
| ~ cardiogram, ecg, ekg, electrocardiogram | a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph. |
| examine | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ anatomize | analyze down to the smallest detail.; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" |
| ~ diagnose, name | determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. |
| ~ diagnose | subject to a medical analysis. |
| ~ survey, appraise | consider in a comprehensive way.; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" |
| ~ survey | make a survey of; for statistical purposes. |
| ~ compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ assay | analyze (chemical substances). |
| ~ reexamine, review | look at again; examine again.; "let's review your situation" |
| ~ audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ screen | examine methodically.; "screen the suitcases" |
| ~ trace, follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ sieve, sift | check and sort carefully.; "sift the information" |
| ~ look at, view, consider | look at carefully; study mentally.; "view a problem" |
| v. (perception) | 2. examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ search | subject to a search.; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| ~ x-ray | examine by taking x-rays. |
| ~ candle | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light. |
| ~ autopsy | perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem. |
| ~ auscultate | examine by auscultation. |
| ~ survey | look over carefully or inspect.; "He surveyed his new classmates" |
| ~ glance over, scan, skim, rake, run down | examine hastily.; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
| ~ scan | examine minutely or intensely.; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" |
| ~ peruse | examine or consider with attention and in detail.; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" |
| ~ scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ search, look | search or seek.; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| v. (communication) | 3. examine, probe | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ enquire, investigate, inquire | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ re-examine | question after cross-examination by opposing counsel.; "re-examine one's witness" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ hear, try | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" |
| v. (communication) | 4. examine | question closely. |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ quiz, test | examine someone's knowledge of something.; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" |
| ~ cross examine, cross question | question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side.; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense" |
| ~ catechize, catechise | examine through questioning and answering. |
| ~ grill | examine thoroughly.; "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology" |
| v. (social) | 5. essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| ~ float | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with.; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" |
| ~ field-test | test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used.; "The Army field tested the new tanks" |
| inspect | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ go over, review, survey | hold a review (of troops). |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ perambulate | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property).; "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" |
| ~ case | look over, usually with the intention to rob.; "They men cased the housed" |
| ~ vet | examine carefully.; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out" |
| v. (motion) | 2. inspect, visit | come to see in an official or professional capacity.; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| tinker | | |
| n. (person) | 1. tinker, tinkerer | a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts. |
| ~ experimenter | a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas.; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry" |
| n. (person) | 2. tinker | formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living. |
| ~ gipsy, gypsy, itinerant | a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment.; "itinerant traders" |
| n. (animal) | 3. chub mackerel, scomber japonicus, tinker | small mackerel found nearly worldwide. |
| ~ mackerel | any of various fishes of the family Scombridae. |
| ~ genus scomber, scomber | type genus of the Scombridae. |
| v. (contact) | 4. mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter, tinker | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" |
| ~ puddle | mess around, as in a liquid or paste.; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| v. (social) | 5. tinker | work as a tinker or tinkerer. |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| v. (change) | 6. fiddle, tinker | try to fix or mend.; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
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