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Check

verb
(past & past part. checked; pres. part. checking)
1.
Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.  Synonyms: check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out.  "Check out the engine"
2.
Make an examination or investigation.  "Check the time of the class"
3.
Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.  Synonyms: ascertain, assure, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it.  "See that the curtains are closed" , "Control the quality of the product"
4.
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.  Synonyms: contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate.  "Hold your tongue" , "Hold your temper" , "Control your anger"
5.
Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.
6.
Put a check mark on or near or next to.  Synonyms: check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off.  "Tick off the items" , "Mark off the units"
7.
Slow the growth or development of.  Synonyms: delay, retard.
8.
Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.  Synonym: check out.
9.
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.  Synonyms: agree, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally.  "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check" , "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
10.
Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey.
11.
Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.  Synonyms: condition, discipline, train.  "Is this dog trained?"
12.
Consign for shipment on a vehicle.
13.
Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.
14.
Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey.
15.
Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost.
16.
Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on.  Synonyms: checker, chequer.
17.
Decline to initiate betting.
18.
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.  Synonyms: arrest, contain, hold back, stop, turn back.  "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia" , "Contain the rebel movement" , "Turn back the tide of communism"
19.
Place into check.
20.
Write out a check on a bank account.
21.
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.  Synonyms: ascertain, determine, find out, learn, see, watch.  "See whether it works" , "Find out if he speaks Russian" , "Check whether the train leaves on time"
22.
Verify by consulting a source or authority.  "Check your facts"
23.
Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly.
24.
Make cracks or chinks in.  Synonym: chink.
25.
Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.  Synonyms: break, crack.
noun
1.
A written order directing a bank to pay money.  Synonyms: bank check, cheque.
2.
An appraisal of the state of affairs.  Synonym: assay.  "A check on its dependability under stress"
3.
The bill in a restaurant.  Synonyms: chit, tab.
4.
The state of inactivity following an interruption.  Synonyms: arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage.  "Held them in check" , "During the halt he got some lunch" , "The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" , "He spent the entire stop in his seat"
5.
Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.  Synonyms: confirmation, substantiation, verification.
6.
The act of inspecting or verifying.  Synonyms: check-out procedure, checkout.  "The pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
7.
A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..  Synonyms: check mark, tick.
8.
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.  Synonyms: balk, baulk, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment.
9.
A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.  Synonym: chip.
10.
A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard).
11.
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.  Synonyms: bridle, curb.
12.
Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey.
13.
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king.



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"Check" Quotes from Famous Books



... of exchange are money, or, at least, that they discharge the money function and act on prices the same as money; but this definition excludes checks and bills of exchange. A bill of exchange or bank check is not accepted without reference to the character or credit of the person who offers it. But Francis A. Walker leaves us in no doubt on this question. On page 123 of his work ...
— The Arena - Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 • Various
... arm, and nobody minded; it was a sign of his liking, and most people wished to be liked by him. However he never allowed himself any half-caress of the kind towards Nelly Sarratt now; and once or twice, in the old days, before Sarratt's disappearance, Cicely had fancied that she had seen Nelly check rather sharply one of these demonstrations of Willy's which were so natural to him, and in general so unconscious ...
— Missing • Mrs. Humphry Ward
... a little piece of red and green linsey-woolsey for a frock for the little girl and some brown strong stuff for the boy's suit; and then white muslin to make things for the girl, and blue check for the ...
— Melbourne House • Elizabeth Wetherell
... out of sight, it has been impossible to uproot the practice of betting, which has more devotees to-day than ever before. It has been discovered in other countries than France that the only way to deal with an ineradicable evil is to check its growth, and an attempt to prohibit pool-selling a year or two ago in one of the States of this Union only resulted in the adoption of an ingenious evasion whereby the pictures of the horses entered were sold ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, September 1880 • Various
... a bit like the voice of the conductor, who had spoken to him some time before. Nor could the boy understand why a conductor should be feeling under his pillow for his ticket, when Roy had, as was the custom, given him the bits of pasteboard, including his berth check, earlier in the evening. The conductor had said he would keep them until morning, to avoid the necessity of waking Roy up to look at ...
— The Boy from the Ranch - Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences • Frank V. Webster


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