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noun
1.
Slang. the act or practice of eyeing or examining, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.
adjective
2.
of or involving an investigation or discussion to determine the effect a proposed policy or project would have on a community or the local environment: The public is invited to the scoping meeting on the proposed new refinery.
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Scoping
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noun
1.
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
2.
space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation: to give one's fancy full scope.
3.
extent in space; a tract or area.
4.
length: a scope of cable.
5.
EXPANDaim or purpose.
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Linguistics, Logic. the range of words or elements of an expression over which a modifier or operator has control: In “old men and women,” “old” may either take “men and women” or just “men” in its scope.
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COLLAPSE(used as a short form of microscope, oscilloscope, periscope, radarscope, riflescope, telescopic sight, etc.)
verb (used with object)
Verb phrase8.
Slang. to look at, read, or investigate, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.
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scope out, Slang.
a.
to look at or over; examine; check out: a rock musician scoping out the audience before going on stage.
b.
to master; figure out: By the time we'd scoped out the problem, it was too late.
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Word Origin & History
scope
"instrument for viewing," 1872, abstracted from telescope, microscope, etc., from Gk. skopein "to look" (see scope (1)). Earlier used as a shortening of horoscope (c.1600). The verb is recorded from 1807.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
scope (on) (so) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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