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noun
- 1. a thorough cleaning or inspection: informal "give the place a going-over with the Hoover" Similar
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GOING-OVER definition: 1. an activity such as cleaning that is done carefully and completely: 2. an occasion when someone…. Learn more.
The meaning of GOING-OVER is a severe scolding. How to use going-over in a sentence.
to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way: Forensic scientists are going over the victim's flat in a search for clues about the murderer. Remember to go over your essay for grammar and spelling mistakes before you hand it in to me.
Going-over definition: a review, examination, or investigation. See examples of GOING-OVER used in a sentence.
If you give someone or something a going-over, you examine them thoroughly. [ informal ] Michael was given a complete going-over and then treated for glandular fever.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) noun. a severe scolding. synonyms: bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, upbraiding. see more. see less. type of: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval. an act or expression of criticism and censure.
1. a review, examination, or investigation. The accounts were given a thorough going-over. 2. a severe, thorough scolding. 3. a sound thrashing; beating. The hoodlums gave him a good going-over when they found him. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌgoing-ˈover noun [ singular] informal 1 a thorough examination of something to make sure it is all right → once-over The media gave his personal life a pretty firm going-over. 2 → give something a going-over 3 → give somebody a going-over Examples from the Corpus going-over • I gave him ...
Definition of going-over noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An inspection or examination, esp. a thorough one. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A severe scolding or beating. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A severe reprimand. American Heritage. Alternative spelling of going over.
