Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a comprehensive physical examination: He went to the doctor for a checkup.
- an examination or close scrutiny, as for verification, accuracy, or comparison: They gave the motor a checkup.
noun
- an examination to see if something is in order
- med a medical examination, esp one taken at regular intervals to verify a normal state of health or discover a disease in its early stages
verb check up
- (intr, adverb sometimes foll by on) to investigate or make an inquiry into (a person’s character, evidence, etc), esp when suspicions have been aroused
also check-up, “careful examination,” 1921, American English, from check (v.) + up (adv.), on notion of a checklist of things to be examined. The verbal phrase check up (on) is attested from 1889.
n.
- An examination or inspection.
- A general physical examination.