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look-in

look-in noun: a quick glance.

Noun

look-in (plural look-ins)

  1. (idiomatic) A quick glance.
  2. (idiomatic) A brief visit.
  3. (UK, idiomatic) A chance to participate, compete, or succeed.
  4. A quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.

Forms of look-in

plurallook-ins

Questions about look-in

What does look-in mean?
Look-in means a quick glance.
What part of speech is look-in?
Look-in is a noun.
What is the plural of look-in?
The plural of look-in is look-ins.

Words near look-in in the dictionary

  1. look-back
  2. look-backs
  3. look-down shoot-down
  4. look-down, shoot-down
  5. look-down/shoot-down
  6. look-in
  7. look-ins
  8. look-out
  9. look-out book
  10. look-out books
  11. look-outs

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