check_out
1. [ verb ] examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Synonyms: check look_into check_into go_over check_over suss_out check_up_on
Examples:

"check the brakes" "Check out the engine"

Related terms: analyze watch check check checker
2. [ verb ] announce one's departure from a hotel
Related terms: check_in report
3. [ verb ] withdraw money by writing a check
Synonyms: cheque
Related terms: withdraw check
4. [ verb ] trace
Synonyms: run_down
Examples:

"We are running down a few tips"

Related terms: pursue
5. [ verb ] be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
Synonyms: check
Examples:

"These stories don't check!"

Related terms: match check
6. [ verb ] record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
Examples:

"She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"

Related terms: checkout buy
7. [ verb ] try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
Synonyms: feel_out sound_out
Examples:

"I have to sound out the new professor"

Related terms: question
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