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Definition of Check out
1. Verb. Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition. "They won't check out the story "; "Check out the engine"
Generic synonyms: Analyse, Analyze, Canvas, Canvass, Examine, Study
Related verbs: Check, Check Off, Mark, Mark Off, Tick, Tick Off
Specialized synonyms: Follow, Keep An Eye On, Observe, Watch, Watch Over
Derivative terms: Check, Check, Checker, Checkout
2. Verb. Announce one's departure from a hotel.
3. Verb. Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection. "They won't check out the story "; "These stories don't check!"
Related verbs: Agree, Check, Correspond, Fit, Gibe, Jibe, Match, Tally
Derivative terms: Check
4. Verb. Trace. "We are running down a few tips"
5. Verb. Record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased. "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"
6. Verb. Withdraw money by writing a check.
7. Verb. Try to learn someone's opinions and intentions. "I have to sound out the new professor"
Definition of Check out
1. Verb. (intransitive) To confirm and pay for goods and services at a facility (e.g.: supermarket, online store, hotel) when leaving. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To withdraw (an item), as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To record (someone) as leaving the premises or as taking something therefrom, as from a library or shop. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) (sense computer science) To obtain source code from a repository. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To become disinterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To become catatonic or otherwise nonresponsive. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) To leave in a hurry. ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive euphemistic by extension) To die. ¹
10. Verb. (intransitive) To prove (after an investigation) to be the case / in order. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com