eyeball
to examine carefully
TRANSLATION
eyeball something (verb) = etwas beäugen oder begutachten --- GOOGLE INDEX eyeball: approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
When workers first EYEBALLED the renovation project, the cost was estimated at $65 million. But officials said the expense has shot up to $106 million...
(BusinessWeek magazine)
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Next time you travel through San Diego Airport, don't be surprised to find members of the U.S. Citizens Patrol EYEBALLING the passengers on your flight, particularly if your flight leaves early in the morning or late at night.
(USA Today)
(BusinessWeek magazine)
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Next time you travel through San Diego Airport, don't be surprised to find members of the U.S. Citizens Patrol EYEBALLING the passengers on your flight, particularly if your flight leaves early in the morning or late at night.
(USA Today)
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eyeball
verb
- to look over carefully; scrutinize
- to measure or estimate roughly by sight
(American Heritage Dictionary)
noun
- The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids
- The eye itself
www.thefreedictionary.com
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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or is it in the "eyeball" of the beholder? Although the eye is technically part of the eyeball, the two nouns are often used synonymously. Likewise, the verbs "to eye" and "to eyeball" are for the most part interchangeable. The only difference is that eyeball is used more frequently in informal situations.
Eyeball is also used in some expressions such as:
- eyeball to eyeball = face to face or in person, often in a confrontation (They went eyeball to eyeball over who was responsible for the project.)
- up to one's eyeballs = to have too much of something (I'm up to my eyeballs in work at the moment.) Other body parts can be used to mean the same thing, such as "up to my neck" or "up to my ears."
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SYNONYMS
look at, look over, check out, examine, inspect, scrutinize
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Celebrities are being constantly eyeballed, it's the price of fame."
verb
- to look over carefully; scrutinize
- to measure or estimate roughly by sight
(American Heritage Dictionary)
noun
- The globe-shaped portion of the eye surrounded by the socket and covered externally by the eyelids
- The eye itself
www.thefreedictionary.com
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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or is it in the "eyeball" of the beholder? Although the eye is technically part of the eyeball, the two nouns are often used synonymously. Likewise, the verbs "to eye" and "to eyeball" are for the most part interchangeable. The only difference is that eyeball is used more frequently in informal situations.
Eyeball is also used in some expressions such as:
- eyeball to eyeball = face to face or in person, often in a confrontation (They went eyeball to eyeball over who was responsible for the project.)
- up to one's eyeballs = to have too much of something (I'm up to my eyeballs in work at the moment.) Other body parts can be used to mean the same thing, such as "up to my neck" or "up to my ears."
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SYNONYMS
look at, look over, check out, examine, inspect, scrutinize
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Celebrities are being constantly eyeballed, it's the price of fame."
