Usually means: Brief examination or inspection.
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  1. look-see: Merriam-Webster
  2. look-see: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. look-see: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. look-see, look-see: Collins English Dictionary
  5. look-see: Wordnik
  6. look-see: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. look-see: Wiktionary
  8. look-see: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. look-see: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. look-see: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. look-see: Dictionary.com
  12. look-see: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. look-see: Idioms

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▸ noun:  (informal) A brief examination, a peek or glance.
▸ noun:  A person who serves as lookout or scout.
▸ noun:  An audition attended by an actor or model so that they can be visually appraised.
▸ verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout.

Similar:
looksy, look-in, glance, looky-loo, peep, squint, keek, peeksy, blink, peeking, more...

Types:
reconnaissance, investigation, exploration, survey, more...

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Similar:
looksy, look-in, glance, looky-loo, peep, squint, keek, peeksy, blink, peeking, more...

Types:
reconnaissance, investigation, exploration, survey, more...



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