Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.
The act of examining.
A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.
One who wrings.
A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.