scan

nouns

the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
scan
is a type of (narrower)
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
examination, scrutiny
an image produced by scanning
"he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
CAT scan, scan

verbs

examine minutely or intensely
"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
scan
is a type of (narrower)
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
"The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
examine, see
examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim
make a wide, sweeping search of
"The beams scanned the night sky"
scan
is derived from
scanner
is derived from
scanner
is a type of (narrower)
subject to a search
"The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
search
conform to a metrical pattern
scan
domain category
literature in metrical form
poesy, poetry, verse
is a type of (narrower)
be similar, be in line with
conform
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
scan
is derived from
scanner
is derived from
scanning
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
displace, move
read metrically
"scan verses"
scan
is derived from
scansion
is derived from
scanner
is a type of (narrower)
recite in elocution
declaim, recite
obtain data from magnetic tapes
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
read, scan