scan

  • (noun): Close investigation.
  • (noun): An instance of scanning.
  • (noun): The result or output of a scanning process.
  • (verb): To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
  • (verb): To look about for; to look over quickly.
  • (verb): To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
  • (verb): To read with an electronic device.
  • (verb): To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
  • (verb): To read or mark so as to show a specific meter.
  • The operators vacated the room during the scan.
  • The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.
  • She scanned the passage carefully but could not find what she was looking for.
  • He scanned the horizon.
  • Pencil drawings don't scan very well.