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check sth out
(BORROW) mainly US — phrasal verb with check /tʃek/ verbDefinition
(Definition of check sth out (BORROW) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acquire verb
- acquisition noun
- ahold adverb
- carve sth out (for yourself) phrasal verb
- clinch verb (WIN)
- come by sth phrasal verb
- draw verb (MONEY)
- earn verb
- get sth out of sth phrasal verb
- glom onto sth/sb phrasal verb
- go to sb phrasal verb
- grasp noun (HOLD)
- obtain verb (GET)
- pick sth up phrasal verb (WIN)
- pounce on sth phrasal verb (ACCEPT)
- prize sth out of sb phrasal verb
- score verb (GET)
- secure verb (GET)
- target noun (PERSON/GROUP)
- wrest verb
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