checkup

noun check·up \ ˈchek-ˌəp \

Definition of checkup

:examination; especially :a general physical examination

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Examples of checkup in a Sentence

She goes for a checkup every year.
The doctor gave me a checkup.
She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.

Recent Examples of checkup from the Web

The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday released its annual checkup of the Earth, highlighting numerous records including hottest year, highest sea level, and lowest sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctica.

— seth borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, "Is extreme weather the new normal?," 11 Aug. 2017
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday released its annual checkup of the Earth, highlighting numerous records including hottest year, highest sea level, and lowest sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctica.

— seth borenstein, chicagotribune.com, "2016 weather report: Extreme and anything but normal," 10 Aug. 2017
Starting next month, Ms. Corchado and her three children will have all their basic health care needs — like checkups, dentistry and physical therapy — met in a stylish health center on the edge of Downtown Brooklyn.

— patrick mcgeehan, New York Times, "A New Brooklyn Clinic for Hotel Workers Who Enjoy No-Cost Care," 19 July 2017
Then the Cowboys, who are owned by Arkansas alum Jerry Jones, decided to take a look, but not before another series of checkups.

— kevin casas, star-telegram, "No tall tale, 6-10 rookie Dan Skipper still hanging with Cowboys," 18 July 2017
Planned Parenthood will also lose Medicaid funding for at least one year, meaning low-income women and men will go without preventative services like birth control, cancer screening, and well-visit checkups.

— maggie mallon, Glamour, "Melania Trump Says All People Should Be Able to 'Live Their Lives Without Fear'," 6 July 2017
The clip, released anonymously, appears to show Liu receiving checkups, medical consultations and undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging procedure.

— Washington Post, "China defends prison care of ailing Nobel Peace laureate Liu," 29 June 2017
One railroad worker was transported to a local hospital for checkup.

— CBS News, "Amtrak train hits, kills two people on tracks," 28 June 2017
Taken together, that could suggest dogs and cats in those states have lower rates of preventive care or regular vet checkups, Breuninger said.

— karin brulliard, chicagotribune.com, "These states have the fattest pets - and they might surprise you," 27 June 2017

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First Known Use of checkup

1921

checkup Synonyms

Synonyms

audit, check, inspection, examination, going-over, look-see, review, scan, scrutiny, survey, view

CHECKUP Defined for English Language Learners

checkup

noun

Definition of checkup for English Language Learners

: an examination of a person made by a doctor to make sure the person is healthy; also : an instance of looking at the parts of a machine to make sure it is working properly