The Clue
Conform, metrically (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SCAN
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Notes
The answer SCAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cat ___
Glance at
Peruse
Scrutinize
Search
Survey
Analyze verse
Be metrical
CAT, e.g.
Counter act
Electronic reading
Examine quickly
Eye carefully
Leaf through
Look over
Radar display
Read electronically
Read the U.P.C.
Search through
Sweep with binoculars
Swipe at the store
Use radar
Certain ID check
Check the bar code
Diagnostic test, of a sort
Do a cashier's job
Give the once-over
Go over, as with radar
Have a look-see
Look over hastily
Preparation for surgery, perhaps
Read, as a bar code
Read lines, in a way
Read, as a U.P.C. symbol
Some camera work
Use an optical reader
Word with price or brain
Definition
SCAN as a noun:
1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
2. (scan, CAT scan) = an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
SCAN as a verb:
1. examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2. (scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down) = examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
3. make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4. conform to a metrical pattern
5. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6. read metrically; "scan verses"
7. (read, scan) = obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"