visit

n 1: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a

short time; "he dropped by for a short visit"

2: a meeting arranged by the visitor; "he scheduled a visit to

the dentist"

3: brief residence as a guest; "a wekend visit with friends"

4: an official call for inspection or supervision; "the

commissioner made visits to all the precinct stations"

[syn: {visitation}]

v 1: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the

Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: {see}]

2: go to certain places [syn: {travel to}]

3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the

prominent citizens" [syn: {call in}, {call}]

4: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The

governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator

visited the laboratory" [syn: {inspect}]

5: impose something unpleasant: "The principal visited his rage

on the students" [syn: {inflict}, {bring down}, {impose}]

6: chew the fat; shoot the breeze [syn: {chat}, {confabulate},

{confab}, {chitchat}, {chatter}, {chaffer}, {natter}, {gossip},

{jaw}, {claver}]