(informal)
the police checked out dozens of leads : INVESTIGATE, look into, enquire into, probe, research, examine, go over; assess, weigh up, analyse, evaluate; follow up; informal give something a/the once-over; N. Amer. informal scope out.
she checked herself out in the mirror : LOOK AT, survey, regard, inspect, contemplate; informal have a gander/squint at; Brit. informal have a dekko/butcher's at, clock; N. Amer. informal eyeball.
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