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look vs give the once over

give the once over vs look

look is a noun but give the once over is not a noun.

look and give the once over both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
look Yes No Yes No
give the once over No No Yes No
As verbs, give the once over is a hyponym of look; that is, give the once over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than look:
  • look: perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
  • give the once over: look at with a critical eye
Other hyponyms of look include stare, get a load, have a look, take a look, look back, look backward, look away, look around, gaze, stare, consider, regard, ogle, perv, perve, give the glad eye, leer, gape, gawk, gawp, goggle, admire, peep, glance, glint, peek, gloat, eye, eyeball, give the eye, squint, peer.
look (noun) give the once over (noun)
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
physical appearance
the feelings expressed on a person's face
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
look (verb) give the once over (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group look at with a critical eye
look forward to the probable occurrence of
have faith or confidence in
convey by one's expression
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
search or seek
take charge of or deal with
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
accord in appearance with
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