WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
take stock v 1: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise] 2: make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" [syn: inventory, take stock, stock-take]