The Clue
Look over casually (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SCAN
Tags
Notes
The answer SCAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
CAT, for one
Cat ___
Examine
Scrutinize
Search
Survey
Analyze poetry
Analyze verse
CAT, e.g.
Check, as the horizon
Digitize, maybe
Employ radar
Glance over
Leaf through
Look over
Radar action
Radar display
Read digitally
Read meter
Read quickly
Scrutinize carefully
Search, as the horizon
Search through
Skim through
Sonogram, e.g.
Sweep with binoculars
Do a cashier's job
Electronic once-over
Give the once-over
Process, in a way, as documents
Read, as U.P.C. symbols
Some camera work
Supermarket checkout action
Take an electronic picture of
Use an optical reader
Use a radar beam
Use a radar device
View by computed tomography
View by computer tomography
Put into the computer without typing
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"