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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scan 2 of 8 senses of scan Sense 1 scan => glass Sense 8 read, scan => misread Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb scan 2 of 8 senses of scan Sense 1 scan => glass Sense 8 read, scan => misread Entailment of verb scan Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb scan 8 senses of scan Sense 1 scan => examine, see Sense 2 scan, skim, rake, glance over run down => examine, see Sense 3 scan => read Sense 4 scan => search Sense 5 scan => conform Sense 6 scan => move displace Sense 7 scan => declaim, recite Sense 8 read, scan => interpret, construe, see Familiarity of verb scan scan used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb scan Sense 1 scan => examine, see -------------- Sense 2 scan, skim, rake, glance over run down => examine, see -------------- Sense 3 scan => read -------------- Sense 4 scan => search -------------- Sense 5 scan => conform -------------- Sense 6 scan => move displace -------------- Sense 7 scan => declaim, recite -------------- Sense 8 read, scan => interpret, construe, see -------------- Grep of noun scan athabascan athapascan dual scan display etruscan franciscan madagascan oscan scan scandal scandalisation scandalization scandalmonger scandalmongering scandalousness scandentia scandinavia scandinavian scandinavian country scandinavian language scandinavian lox scandinavian nation scandinavian peninsula scandium scanner scanning scansion scantiness scantling scantness scanty tuscan Overview of noun scan The noun scan has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) scan -- (the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars") Overview of verb scan The verb scan has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (9) scan -- (examine minutely or intensely) 2. (6) scan, skim, rake, glance over run down -- (examine hastily) 3. (2) scan -- (glance over or read superficially) 4. (1) scan -- (make a wide, sweeping search of "The beams scanned the night sky") 5. scan -- (conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse) 6. scan -- (move a light beam over in electronics, to reproduce an image) 7. scan -- (read metrically; "scan verses") 8. read, scan -- (obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer") Grep of adj scan franciscan madagascan scandalmongering scandalous scandent scandinavian scant scantily clad scanty tuscan Overview of noun scan The noun scan has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) scan -- (the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars") Overview of verb scan The verb scan has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (9) scan -- (examine minutely or intensely) 2. (6) scan, skim, rake, glance over run down -- (examine hastily) 3. (2) scan -- (glance over or read superficially) 4. (1) scan -- (make a wide, sweeping search of "The beams scanned the night sky") 5. scan -- (conform to a metrical pattern; of poetic verse) 6. scan -- (move a light beam over in electronics, to reproduce an image) 7. scan -- (read metrically; "scan verses") 8. read, scan -- (obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer")
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