scan, v.
(scanned, scanning, scans)
freq. cnt. 16
(scanned, scanning, scans)
freq. cnt. 16
examine minutely or intensely
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
scan
sample sentences
"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"verb frames
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The customs agents %s the bags for drugs
examine hastily
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
glance over rake run down scan skim
sample sentences
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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semantic pointers
hypernym
make a wide, sweeping search of
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
scan
sample sentences
"The beams scanned the night sky"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
read scan
sample sentences
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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read metrically
<verb.communication>
scan
sample sentences
"scan verses"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
<verb.motion>
scan
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
conform to a metrical pattern
<verb.stative>
scan