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Definition of Going-over
1. Noun. A careful and thorough inspection.
2. Noun. A severe scolding.
Generic synonyms: Rebuke, Reprehension, Reprimand, Reproof, Reproval
Derivative terms: Castigate, Upbraid
Definition of Going-over
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of going over) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Going-over
Literary usage of Going-over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"On approaching her at long-range of about a mile, she opened her full broadside,
the shot cutting some of our rigging, and going over and alongside of us. ..."
2. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"If you fall to the southward of Martha's Vineyard, and can see tNo-, man's-land
island, and intend going over the shoal to the eastward, bring Noman's-land ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1888)
"... his work by going over it with his fingers, and. if he finds that he has
i\\\\\\ stamped the wrong character, he can bring the proper char, ..."
4. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: With Physical Sections and Maps by Alexander von Humboldt (1822)
"... in reality, now compel them to rebuild what was demolished." * In going over
the Libro del Cabildo, tinguished themselves so gallantly on the plains of ..."
5. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... McCulloch's Compromises — His Great Ability as a Financier — Grant deprecates
the Removal of Sheridan — Grant going over to the Radicals — Conversation ..."
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