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CHECK UP

Specialty Definition: CHECK UP

DomainDefinition

Medicine

A general physical examination. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CHECK UP

Non-English Usage: "CHECK UP" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (overhaul, reconditioning).

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Modern Usage: CHECK UP

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Magoo's Check Up (1955)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: CHECK UP

Computer Images:
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Non-Fiction Usage: CHECK UP

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

They use measures to check up on and improve the quality of care they provide. (references)

Business

The DLT has established the standards for the condition of the vehicles and will have official inspectors to check up on these centers to ensure that standards are met. At present the DLT is still in the process of training mechanics and technicians from the private auto service centers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: CHECK UP

Expressions using "CHECK UP": check up on check up on smb.. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CHECK UP

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

computer check up

42

check up

36

pc check up

13

check up web

8

benefit check up

7

aol check up

6

dental check up

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CHECK UP

Language Translations for "CHECK UP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

kontroleer (audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

verifikoj (check, control, crosscheck, verify), interesohem (be interested, be interested in, care, fall for, take an interest, take an interest in), informohem (be informed). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏فحص يراجع, ‏فحص (assay, calibrate, check, checking, control, examination, examine, exploration, explore, inquire about, inquire into, inspect, inspection, investigate, investigation, look into, overhaul, probe, quiz, scrutinize, search, search for, search into, searching, see, sound, survey, test, vet, view). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

проверявам (check, prove, revise, ride herd on, see, verify). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

檢察 (to inspect), 清理 (clear, put in order). (various references)

   

Czech

  

ovìřit (attest, authenticate, certify, check, prove). (various references)

   

Danish

  

lægeundersøgelse (checkup, examination, health check-up, medical check-up). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

periodiek geneeskundig onderzoek (checkup, health check-up, periodic medical screening). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

kontroli (audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

kanna (accredit, audit, check, check up on, examine, explore, investigate, jug, pitcher, research, study, supervise, verify), hava eftirlit við (audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tarkastaa (audit, check, check up on, examine, go through, inspect, look over, observe, review, revise, supervise, test, verify, watch). (various references)

   

French

  

check up (checkup), vérifier (check, check up on), examen médical complet (checkup, health check-up), examen de santé (checkup, check-up, health check-up). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

kontrolearje (audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

   

German

  

Früherkennungsuntersuchung (checkup, health check-up). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επαληθεύω (control, prove true, verify), ελέγχω (audit, check, check over, check up on, control, cross-match, inspect, managing, test), τσεκάρω (check, cross-check). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ב"יק" (audit, check, examination, exploration, inspection, overhaul, probe, scrutiny, test). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

részletes ellenõrzés, kivizsgálás (check-up, investigation, medical check-up, overhaul), kivizsgál (expostulate, overhaul, to check up, to investigate, to look into, to plumb, to see into, to sift), felülvizsgál (reconsider, supervise, to check up, to reconsider, to review, to supervise, to survey, to vet). (various references)

   

Italian

  

check-up sanitario (checkup, health check-up). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

調べる  (to check up, to investigate), 調べる (to check up, to investigate), 人"ドック (medical check up), 洗い立てる (to check up on, to examine closely, to ferret out, to wash carefully). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しらべる (to check up, to investigate), に"'"ドック (medical check up), あらいたてる (to check up on, to examine closely, to ferret out, to wash carefully). (various references)

   

Manx

  

scrutaght laynt. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

chèk (audit, check, check up on, cheque, supervise, verify), kontrolá (audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eckchay upay

   

Portuguese

  

recalcular (recalculate), exame médico completo (checkup, health check-up). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

control (censorship, check, checking, control, direction, examination, grasp, grip, hand, intendance, issue, observation, review, supervision, surveillance, survey, test, verification), probã (alloy, argument, assay, attempt, audition, control, event, examination, exemplar, go, instance, pattern, probation, proof, sample, specimen, test, trial, try, verification, witness). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

регистрироваться (register), регистрировать (catalogue, enroll, letter, log, logged, notify, record, register, write down). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ići na pregled. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

chequeo médico (checkup, health check-up), reconocer (accredit, acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, avouch, avow, clarify, face, inspect, know, notice, own, place, recognize, spot, spy out, survey, taste, tell), hacer una investigación (explore). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

checka upp, noggrann undersökning (scrutiny), kontrollera (audit, check, check out, check up on, control, go over, monitor, screen, supervise, verify, visit), hälsokontroll (physical). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

soruşturmak (ascertain, check out, enquire, inquire, inquire into, investigate, make inquiries, probe, verify), sağlık kontrolü (checkup, medical examination, physical, physical examination), muayene etmek (examine, explore, go over, go through, inspect, sound, survey, test out), kontrol etmek (audit, check, check out, check up on, choke back, choke down, command, control, explore, govern, inspect, keep tabs on, see over, superintend, test), gözden geçirmek (browse, canvass, check, check up on, dip into, examine into, flick through, have a look at, look at, look over, look through, pass smth. in review, review, revise, see over, sift), araştırmak (analyse, analyze, cast about, cast around, dig, dig up, drag up, dredge for, dredge up, explore, ferret, ferret about, fish, fish around, forage, fossick, go into, hunt after, hunt out, hunt up, inquire, inquire into, investigate, make a study of, poke, probe, quarry, quest, rake, research, research into, root, rout, rummage, search, seek, seek after, seek for, shop, shop for, sound, study, sum up, survey). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

ukuhlola (audit, check, check up on, supervise, verify). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: CHECK UP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: checkup.

Words within the letters "c-c-e-h-k-p-u"

-2 letters: check, chuck.

-3 letters: cuke, heck, huck, pech, peck, puce, puck, puke.

-4 letters: cep, cue, cup, ecu, hep, hue, hup, kep, kue, pec, peh, uke.

-5 letters: eh, he, pe, uh, up.

 Words containing the letters "c-c-e-h-k-p-u"
 

+1 letter: checkups.

 

+2 letters: upchucked.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Modern
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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