lookover

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noun

A brief visual inspection.

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Meanings

nounlookover (plural lookovers)

plural lookovers

  1. A brief visual inspection.

    Originally, whole-body imaging was proposed as an alternative for the relatively few passengers chosen for secondary screening, allowing them to opt for a machine lookover rather than a physical pat-down.

    2009 April 14, Joe Sharkey, “Looking You Over, With a Shameless Gaze”, in New York Times

Origin

Deverbal from look over.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lookover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookover

MLA

“lookover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lookover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lookover.

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