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scan

/ scan /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
noun Sense 2
"he analyzed the brain scan"
"you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
Type of:
picture image icon
verb Sense 3
"scan verses"
Type of:
declaim recite
Derived:
scansion scanner
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
"The beams scanned the night sky"
Type of:
search
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Type of:
examine see
Derived:
skim skimming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
Type of:
examine see
Kinds of:
glass
Derived:
CAT scan
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
Type of:
conform
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
poetry poesy verse
verb Sense 9
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
Kinds of:
misread
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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