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Definition of "once-over" []

  • Informal A quick but comprehensive survey or performance: Let's give this memorandum the once-over. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "once-over" in a sentence
  • "“Which had no upper body strength,” I said, giving him a quick once-over."
  • "She pulled off the headset and gave us all a quick once-over."
  • "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."