check up

verb

: examine, inspect, test, investigate

the police became suspicious and checked up

check up some doubtful points

— often used with on

check up on his alibi

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check up

1. To investigate

2. To examine and test (often with on)

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Main Entry: ↑check

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ˌcheck ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they check up he/she/it checks up present participle checking up past tense checked up past participle checked up] british phrasal verb

to make certain about something by checking it

I’m not sure what time the train leaves – we’d better check up.

Thesaurus: to study, check or examine something_synonym

Main entry: check