going-over

noun [S]

/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋˌəʊ.vər/

/ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋˌoʊ.vɚ/

Definition

› an activity such as cleaning that is done carefully and completely: This carpet's filthy! It needs a really good going-over. Detectives have given the flat a thorough going-over (= examined it carefully).Cleaning and tidying places and things › informal an occasion when someone is hit repeatedly: They said I'd get a real going-over if I didn't pay them by tomorrow.Attacking and invading

(Definition of going-over noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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