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All leaf through synonyms

leaf through
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verb leaf through

  • dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
  • leaf — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
  • thumb — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • dip into — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
  • run through — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
  • check over — a thorough examination or investigation.
  • hit the high spots — to stain or mark with spots: The grease spotted my dress.
  • once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
  • browse — If you browse in a shop, you look at things in a fairly casual way, in the hope that you might find something you like.
  • dabble — If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously.
  • get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • taste — to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
  • play at — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • run over — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
  • take in — the act of taking.
  • get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
  • go over — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • go through — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • make out — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • scratch the surface — examine superficially
  • look up and down — to search everywhere
  • size up — the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
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