look-in

[ look-in ]

/ ˈlʊkˌɪn /

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noun

a brief glance.

a short visit.

Football. a quick pass play in which the ball is thrown to a receiver running a short diagonal pattern across the center of the field.

Origin of look-in

First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase look in

Words nearby look-in

looker-on, look for, look forward to, Look Homeward, Angel, lookie-likie, look-in, looking, looking glass, looking-glass self, look in on, look into

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Example sentences from the Web for look-in

A chapter on the metaphysical poets is four-fifths Donne to one-fifth Herbert, with Marvell failing to get a look-in.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature|Malcolm Forbes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Why, down in Eagle having a good time—there's lots of good times in that town if you've got th' price of more than a look-in.
Hopalong Cassidy|Clarence E. Mulford
With you around nobody else has a look-in at the 'handsome' game.
The Portygee|Joseph Crosby Lincoln
I do give them a look-in forward every now and then, but it's precious little I can do for them.
The Shadow-Line|Joseph Conrad

I'm afraid the poor kid didn't get much of a look-in until I got tired of them.
Ethel Morton's Holidays|Mabell S. C. Smith
I figured there'd be a couple of weeks here at the least—you'd go lookin' for gold, an' maybe find it, an' I'd git a look-in.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore

British Dictionary definitions for look-in

look-in

/ informal /

noun

a chance to be chosen, participate, etc

a short visit

verb look in

(intr, adverb often foll by on) to pay a short visit

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单词	look-in
释义	look-in [ look-in ] / ˈlʊkˌɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR look-in ON THESAURUS.COM noun a brief glance. a short visit. Football. a quick pass play in which the ball is thrown to a receiver running a short diagonal pattern across the center of the field. Origin of look-in First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase look in Words nearby look-in looker-on, look for, look forward to, Look Homeward, Angel, lookie-likie, look-in, looking, looking glass, looking-glass self, look in on, look into Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for look-in A chapter on the metaphysical poets is four-fifths Donne to one-fifth Herbert, with Marvell failing to get a look-in. John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature\|Malcolm Forbes\|November 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Why, down in Eagle having a good time—there's lots of good times in that town if you've got th' price of more than a look-in. Hopalong Cassidy\|Clarence E. Mulford With you around nobody else has a look-in at the 'handsome' game. The Portygee\|Joseph Crosby Lincoln I do give them a look-in forward every now and then, but it's precious little I can do for them. The Shadow-Line\|Joseph Conrad I'm afraid the poor kid didn't get much of a look-in until I got tired of them. Ethel Morton's Holidays\|Mabell S. C. Smith I figured there'd be a couple of weeks here at the least—you'd go lookin' for gold, an' maybe find it, an' I'd git a look-in. Isle o' Dreams\|Frederick F. Moore British Dictionary definitions for look-in look-in / informal / noun a chance to be chosen, participate, etc a short visit verb look in (intr, adverb often foll by on) to pay a short visit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to look-in appointment, call, evening, holiday, interview, sojourn, stay, stop, stopover, talk, vacation, visitation, tarriance, weekend
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look-in

noun

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noun

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