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once-over
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As a noun, once-over means a swift cursory examination or inspection.
Meanings of once-over
1 meaningnoun
A swift cursory examination or inspection
“I gave him the once-over”
Similar: look-over
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: a swift cursory examination or inspection
look-over