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verb

check out v. t.

To inspect or examine. (Colloq.)

To make a record of having borrowed (something) for temporary use; as, to check out a book at the library; to check out equipment from a depository.

To bring (items to be purchased) to a checkout counter (as at a supermarket or other retail store) where the prices may be totaled and the bill may be paid.

check out v. i.

To vacate a room at a hotel, notel, etc. Converse of check in.

To die. (Colloq.)

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Etymology of 'Check out'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Check out" Quotes from Famous Books

... spin; test fly. grope; feel one's way, grope for one's way; fumble, ttonner, aller ttons[Fr], put out a feeler, throw out a feeler; send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out[coll.], see how the wind blows; consult the barometer; feel the pulse; fish for, bob for; cast for, beat about for; angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes. try one's fortune &c. (adventure) 675; explore &c. ...

— Roget's Thesaurus

... it is eight years since Kelly's long fast. She still comes to see me every few years to check out her diet and just say hello. She has had two more children by a new, and thoroughly wonderful husband and suckled them both for two years each; her peaceful rural life centers around this new, happy family and the big, Organic ...

— How and When to Be Your Own Doctor • Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon