: to look at especially for the purpose of evaluation—usually used with out
Eunice and I … strutted down the aisles, pretending we were looking for somewhere to sit. Really we were just scoping the place out to see who was there. Helene CooperWherever you go, scope out the situation carefully before you take off your dog's leash. Donna-Lynn MusgraveIt abuts Wagner Park, where at twilight people watch softball and scope out the local talent. Rob Spillman
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: to view (something) with a telescope
… atop a small hill that once held a mortar battery, two urban park rangers and twenty-five or so shivering visitors scoped the sky. Ian Frazier
If scoping the stars isn't your thing, the ship also offers a rich array of on-board speakers, wine tastings, golf simulations and a casino to keep you busy.The Plainsman (Auburn University, Alabama)
Players on every pro team have been scoped, mostly their knees (about 80%) but also their shoulders, elbows, wrists. Kostya Kennedy
He went to the hospital with the thought that the knee would be scoped, a simple procedure, and he would be back in the lineup in about 10 days. Leigh Montville