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Noun check out has 3 senses
- check, checkout, check-out procedure - the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
--1 is a kind of inspection, review
--1 has particulars: spot check
- checkout, checkout time - the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout here is 12 noon"
--2 is a kind of departure time, time of departure
- checkout, checkout counter - a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
--3 is a kind of counter
Verb check out has 7 senses
- check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
--1 is one way to analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
Sample sentence:
They won't check out the story
- check out - announce one's departure from a hotel
--2 is one way to report
Antonyms: check in, sign in
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- check, check out - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!"
Sample sentence:
They won't check out the story
- run down, check out - trace; "We are running down a few tips"
--4 is one way to pursue, follow up on, act on
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- check out - record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- cheque, check out - withdraw money by writing a check
--6 is one way to withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- check out, sound out, feel out - try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
--7 is one way to question, query
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
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