1scan 
/ˈskæn/ verb
scans; scanned; scan·ning /ˈskæn/ verb 1 [+ obj] : to look at (something) carefully usually in order to find someone or something
▪ He scanned the field with binoculars. ▪ He scanned the audience looking for his parents. ▪ She scanned his face for any clue to what he was thinking. ▪ The program is scanning [=searching] the computer's files. 2 : to look over or read (something) quickly [+ obj] ▪ She quickly scanned the pages of the newspaper. [no obj] ▪ She scanned through the list to find her name. 3 [+ obj] : to look at the inside of (something) by using a special machine
▪ Their bags were scanned at the airport. ▪ This machine scans a patient's brain. 4 : to use a special machine to read or copy (something, such as a photograph or a page of text) into a computer [+ obj] ▪ She scanned her photos into her computer. ▪ scan in the number ▪ The cashier scanned the bar code on the box. [no obj] ▪ The bar code won't scan. [=the machine is unable to read the bar code] 5 [no obj] technical, of a poem : to have a correct or regular rhythm
▪ These lines do not scan.
▪ He scanned the field with binoculars. ▪ He scanned the audience looking for his parents. ▪ She scanned his face for any clue to what he was thinking. ▪ The program is scanning [=searching] the computer's files.
▪ Their bags were scanned at the airport. ▪ This machine scans a patient's brain.
▪ These lines do not scan.
