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goingâover
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
goingâover
(noun)
goingâover
/ËgowÉȘĆ
Ë
oÊvÉ/
noun
goingâover
/ËgowÉȘĆ
Ë
oÊvÉ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GOINGâOVER
[
singular
]
1
:
a careful examination
I'll give the documents a (thorough)
going-over
. [=I'll read the documents carefully]
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2
informal
:
a severe beating
They threatened to give him a (good)
going-over
if he didn't cooperate.
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