- checkup check-up
- noun (C) a general medical examination that a doctor or dentist gives you to make sure you are healthy
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
checkup check-up
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check — check1 [ tʃek ] verb *** ▸ 1 examine someone/something ▸ 2 look/ask again ▸ 3 stop action/event ▸ 4 mark to show agreement ▸ 5 give someone bags/suitcases ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) check or check over transitive to examine something in order to find out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
checkup — (n.) careful examination, 1921, Amer.Eng., from CHECK (Cf. check) + UP (Cf. up), on notion of a checklist of things to be examined. The verbal phrase check up (on) is attested from 1889 … Etymology dictionary
checkup — check|up [ tʃek,ʌp ] noun count an examination by a doctor or DENTIST to check that you have no problems: a regular dental/physical checkup … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
check|up — «CHEHK UHP», noun. 1. a careful inspection or examination: »The manager gave the store a final checkup before closing for the night. Can psychiatrists work out a system of routine checkups that will catch a mental skid? (Maclean s). 2. a thorough … Useful english dictionary
check — [n1] inspection, examination analysis, audit, checkup, control, inquiry, investigation, poll, rein, research, review, scrutiny, test; concept 103 check [n2] restraint, hindrance blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration … New thesaurus
check-up — check ups N COUNT A check up is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health. The disease was detected during a routine check up. ...a regular check up at the dentist. (in AM usually… … English dictionary
checkup — CHECK UP TŞEC ÁP/ s. n. inv. examen medical constând dintr un ansamblu de probe prelevate sistematic şi permanent pentru a aprecia starea organelor şi funcţionarea lor. (< engl. check up) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
checkup — check|up check up [ˈtʃek ʌp] n a general medical examination that a doctor or ↑dentist gives you to make sure you are healthy ▪ It s important to have regular checkups … Dictionary of contemporary English
checkup — check·up chek .əp n EXAMINATION esp a general physical examination … Medical dictionary
checkup — check•up [[t]ˈtʃɛkˌʌp[/t]] n. 1) med a comprehensive physical examination 2) an examination, as to ascertain condition, accuracy, etc • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
