Check
Scan
Scan noun - A close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition.
Usage example: gave the car a good scan to see if it was worth buying
Check is a synonym for scan in examine topic. You can use "Check" instead the word "Scan" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as look over, glance over.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good check | good scan |
| high | high check | high scan |
| full | full check | full scan |
| usual | usual check | usual scan |
| Other adjectives: brief, fake, initial, proper, single, deep, popular, thorough, successful, little, bad, quick, capable, final, basic, medical, cursory, online. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And of course, Technology Marches On: you can now deposit a check into (some) ATMs, and the machine is sophisticated enough to scan it and correctly parse the writing as a check amount.
- Bookends: The movie begins and ends with a post-slipstream sanity check and biohazard scan.
Source: Film / Infini -
Someone brings a cake into a prison and you don't think to check it beyond a cursory scan?
Source: Film / Men in Black 3
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