scan-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: make a sweeping search of; examine minutely or hastily

Examples:
Experts at Villanova University scanned the brains of 20 healthy smokers.
People on incomming steams scanned the waves in vain.
The doctor scanned the patients X-rays.
I scanned over the headlines of the New York Times while waiting
for the bus.
Tobias scanned the snowy darkness as he slogged on.

Mappings:
VerbNet: investigate-35.4,sight-30.2
FrameNet: Scrutiny,Reading
PropBank: scan.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: COMPUTERS: obtain data/images from magnetic tapes or with a beam of light

Examples:
Once the book has been scanned, it is available for widespread distribution.
I scanned in all my old graduation photos to save on my hard drive.
Can we scan those old videotapes and convert them to DVDs?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 7

Sense Number 3: read or conform to the metrical pattern of

Examples:
These trochaic lines may be scanned into iambic verse.
These lines may be scanned as blank verse, but the preceding three
insist upon an older pattern.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6