<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.</li><li>space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation: to give one's fancy full scope.</li><li>Synonyms: liberty, room, sweep, reach, range, extent, breadth, ambit.</li><li>extent in space; a tract or area.</li><li>length: a scope of cable.</li><li>aim or purpose.</li><li>Linguistics, Logic: the range of words or elements of an expression over which a modifier or operator has control: In “old men and women,” “old” may either take “men and women” or just “men” in its scope.</li><li>(used as a short form of microscope, oscilloscope, periscope, radarscope, riflescope, telescopic sight, etc.)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>scoped, scop·ing.</li><li>Slang: to look at, read, or investigate, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.</li><li>Verb phrase Slang: to look at or over; examine; check out: a rock musician scoping out the audience before going on stage.</li><li>to master; figure out: By the time we'd scoped out the problem, it was too late.</li></ul>