'take stock' definitions:
Definition of 'take stock'
(from WordNet)
verb
To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" [syn: size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise]
verb
Make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" [syn: inventory, take stock, stock-take]