physical
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
- US
- Before starting the new job, I need to get a physical to ensure I'm healthy.
- a routine physical
- a sports physical
- company-sponsored physicals
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Watch on YouTubeOh, I have my yearly physical right after this.
- Oh, I have my yearly physical right after this.
- And then I go through my first physical, nothing.
- So the map station was where you would go to get tested for your physicals for in processing.
Examples
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I knew I didn't have a doctor's appointment since I'd had a physical a few weeks earlier.
Fiction book (1999) -
For scout camp, you have to have a physical.
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I did a physical on her not more than six months ago.
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Oh, I have my yearly physical right after this.
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Did you conduct a physical?
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Every new recruit must have a physical.
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[doctor] Your physical was fine.
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As mentioned earlier, Crandon offers free annual physicals in its medical department during working hours.
Academic text (2002) -
When it was time for her annual physical, Allie said she wanted to see Dr. Howell alone.
Fiction book (1996) -
I passed my physicals.
Synonyms
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1.9
A health exam by a doctor to see how healthy you are
12
2.8
A complete check of a person's body and health using tests
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3.4
A full health check by a doctor that often has tests
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3.0
A full physical check of your body and health tests
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2.7
A full medical examination to see how your body is working
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2.3
A complete health exam by a doctor that includes tests
Compounds
- Specialized
53
3.7
A treatment that uses exercise and massage to help people move and reduce pain
- Specialized
31
3.4
A person who helps people regain movement and strength after injury using exercises and hands-on care
- Specialized
7
3.4
A change where something changes state or appearance but stays the same substance
- Specialized
5
4.0
A change or movement in matter and energy that happens in nature and in experiments, like melting
- Specialized
3
4.4
A natural event that involves matter and energy and can be seen or measured
- Specialized
2
3.4
A process that helps people get back strength and movement after illness, injury, or disability
- Specialized
1
4.8
Study of how chemicals behave and change using physics and math
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1
3.7
A quality in a material you can see or measure without changing it, like density
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3.9
The study of Earth's natural features and how they change, like mountains and rivers
- Specialized
1
4.1
Care that helps someone regain movement and strength after an injury
- Specialized
1
7.7
A solid object that swings around a fixed horizontal axis that is not through its middle
- Specialized
The amount to replace a building or machine after subtracting wear and age
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
physical = physical examination (semi-transparent) = physic + al
This noun sense is a straightforward clipping of the common phrase 'physical examination'.
Etymology
Physical as a noun for a health check connects to the same root phys- found in physician (doctor), which is about the body. So a physical is simply a doctor’s check of your body and health.