going over noun 4verb 1forms 4 noun4 •An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.Make sure to give the refurbished products a real going over before they are sold.After the bankruptcy, our accounts were given a thorough going over. •A sound thrashing, beating.When the mob men finally found him, they gave him a good going over that left him clinging to life. •A severe, thorough scolding. •An overhaul. verb1 •(slang) Of a wrestler or wrestlers: to be scheduled to win a match. formsgoing overs · going-overs · goings over · goings-over