check-up — meaning in English

English meaning

• checkup noun A routine visit to a doctor or dentist to make sure everything is healthy.
• physical adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.

Senses

check-up is used for these senses in English:

• physical A physical examination.

checkup — full definition

1. noun A routine visit to a doctor or dentist to make sure everything is healthy.
2. noun A general inspection carried out to confirm something is working properly.

physical — full definition

1. adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.
2. adj Relating to the material world, or to physics and the laws of nature, rather than to ideas or the mind.
3. adj Involving bodily contact or force; rough or aggressive in a sporting or confrontational sense.
4. adj Existing as a real, tangible object rather than in digital form.
5. noun A medical check-up covering the whole body.

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