The Clue
Read a meter (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 ___
Examine
Peruse
Scrutinize
Analyze verse
Capture electronically
Computer picture
Computerized photo
Electronic reading
Employ radar
Examine closely
Glance over
Inspect quickly
Leaf through
Look over
M.R.I. display
Read carefully
Read digitally
Read meter
Read quickly
Scrutinize carefully
Skim through
Sonogram, e.g.
Supermarket check
Sweep with binoculars
Swipe at the store
Use radar
Close, searching look
Copiers do it
Diagnostic test, of a sort
Do a cashier's job
Give the once-over
Good, close look
Read a bar code
Read, as a U.P.C. symbol
Use an optical reader
View by computer tomography
Word with brain or price
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"