check out

Verb

• try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
  • I have to sound out the new professor
    

• withdraw money by writing a check

• record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
  • She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt
    

• trace
  • We are running down a few tips
    

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
  • These stories don't check!
    

• announce one's departure from a hotel

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  • check the brakes
    
  • Check out the engine
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sound out , feel out , cheque , run down , check , check up on , look into , suss out , check over , go over , check into
• Antonyms: 
  check in , sign in