Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look up and down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables
look up and -down
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up, and, down.

Intransitive verb

verb

To scrutinize every aspect of someone's appearance, as to make a judgement or first impression of them.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

looks up and down (present, singular) looking up and down (participle, present) looked up and down (participle, past) looked up and down (past)

Questions

What does look up and down mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up, and, down.

How to pronounce look up and down

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