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Check

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Noun

1. bank check, check, cheque

a written order directing a bank to pay money

Example Sentences:
'he paid all his bills by check'

2. assay, check

an appraisal of the state of affairs

Example Sentences:
'they made an assay of the contents'
'a check on its dependability under stress'

3. check, chit, tab

the bill in a restaurant

Example Sentences:
'he asked the waiter for the check'

4. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

the state of inactivity following an interruption

Example Sentences:
'the negotiations were in arrest'
'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. check, confirmation, substantiation, verification

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Example Sentences:
'fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory'

6. check, check-out procedure, checkout

the act of inspecting or verifying

Example Sentences:
'they made a check of their equipment'
'the pilot ran through the check-out procedure'

7. check, check mark, tick

a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

Example Sentences:
'as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name'

8. balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

9. check, chip

a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

10. check

a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

Example Sentences:
'she wore a skirt with checks'

11. bridle, check, curb

the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

Example Sentences:
'his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper'

12. check

obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

13. check

(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

Verb

14. check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

Example Sentences:
'check the brakes'
'Check out the engine'

15. check

make an examination or investigation

Example Sentences:
'check into the rumor'
'check the time of the class'

16. ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Example Sentences:
'He verified that the valves were closed'
'See that the curtains are closed'
'control the quality of the product'

17. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Example Sentences:
'moderate your alcohol intake'
'hold your tongue'
'hold your temper'
'control your anger'

18. check

stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

Example Sentences:
'She checked for an instant and missed a step'

19. check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off

put a check mark on or near or next to

Example Sentences:
'Please check each name on the list'
'tick off the items'
'mark off the units'

20. check, delay, retard

slow the growth or development of

Example Sentences:
'The brain damage will retard the child's language development'

21. check, check out

be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

Example Sentences:
'These stories don't check!'

22. agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Example Sentences:
'The two stories don't agree in many details'
'The handwriting checks with the signature on the check'
'The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun'

23. check

block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

24. check, condition, discipline, train

develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Example Sentences:
'Parents must discipline their children'
'Is this dog trained?'

25. check

consign for shipment on a vehicle

Example Sentences:
'check your luggage before boarding'

26. check

hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

Example Sentences:
'Check your coat at the door'

27. check

abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

28. check

stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

Example Sentences:
'The dog checked'

29. check, checker, chequer

mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

30. check

decline to initiate betting

31. arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Example Sentences:
'Arrest the downward trend'
'Check the growth of communism in South East Asia'
'Contain the rebel movement'
'Turn back the tide of communism'

32. check

place into check

Example Sentences:
'He checked my kings'

33. check

write out a check on a bank account

34. ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

Example Sentences:
'I want to see whether she speaks French'
'See whether it works'
'find out if he speaks Russian'
'Check whether the train leaves on time'

35. check

verify by consulting a source or authority

Example Sentences:
'check the spelling of this word'
'check your facts'

36. check

arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

Example Sentences:
'He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve'

37. check, chink

make cracks or chinks in

Example Sentences:
'The heat checked the paint'

38. break, check, crack

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

Example Sentences:
'The glass cracked when it was heated'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Check

see synonyms of check
verb
1. 
to pause or cause to pause, esp abruptly
2. (transitive)
to restrain or control
to check one's tears
3. (transitive)
to slow the growth or progress of; retard
4. (transitive)
to rebuke or rebuff
5. (when intr, often foll by on or up on)
to examine, investigate, or make an inquiry into (facts, a product, etc) for accuracy, quality, or progress, esp rapidly or informally
6. (transitive) mainly US and Canadian
to mark off so as to indicate approval, correctness, or preference
. Usual Brit word: tick
7. (intransitive; often foll by with) mainly US and Canadian
to correspond or agree
this report checks with the other
8. (transitive) mainly US, Canadian and New Zealand
to leave in or accept (clothing or property) for temporary custody
9. chess
to place (an opponent's king) in check
10. (transitive)
to mark with a pattern of squares or crossed lines
11. 
to crack or cause to crack
12. agriculture short for checkrow
13. (transitive) ice hockey
to impede (an opponent)
14. (intransitive) hunting
(of hounds) to pause in the pursuit of quarry while relocating a lost scent
15. (intransitive; foll by at) falconry
to change from one quarry to another while in flight
16. (intransitive)
to decline the option of opening the betting in a round of poker
17.  check the helm
noun
18. 
a break in progress; stoppage
19. 
a restraint or rebuff
20. 
a. 
a person or thing that restrains, halts, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
a check line
21. 
a. 
a control, esp a rapid or informal one, designed to ensure accuracy, progress, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
a check list
22. 
a means or standard to ensure against fraud or error
23.  the US word for tick1
24.  the US spelling of cheque
25. mainly US
the bill in a restaurant
26. mainly US and Canadian
a ticket or tag used to identify clothing or property deposited for custody
27. 
a pattern of squares or crossed lines
28. 
a single square in such a pattern
29. 
a. 
fabric with a pattern of squares or crossed lines
b. 
(as modifier)
a check suit
30. chess
the state or position of a king under direct attack, from which it must be moved or protected by another piece
31. 
a small crack, as one in veneer or one that occurs in timber during seasoning
32. 
part of the action of a piano that arrests the backward motion of a hammer after it has struck a string and holds it until the key is released
33. 
a chip or counter used in some card and gambling games
34. hunting
a pause by the hounds in the pursuit of their quarry owing to loss of its scent
35. angling
a ratchet fitted to a fishing reel to check the free running of the line
36. ice hockey
the act of impeding an opponent with one's body or stick
37.  in check
exclamation
38. chess
a call made to an opponent indicating that his or her king is in check
39. mainly US and Canadian
an expression of agreement

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Check

see synonyms of check
noun
1. 
a sudden stop; abrupt halt
2. 
any restraint or control put upon action
3. 
a person or thing that restrains or controls
4. 
a supervision of accuracy, efficiency, etc.
5. 
a. 
a test, comparison, examination, etc. to determine if something is as it should be
b. 
a standard or sample used in making such a determination
6. 
a mark (✓) to show approval or verification of something, or to call attention to it
7.  US
an identification ticket or other token enabling one to claim an item left in a checkroom, etc.
a hat check
8.  US
one's bill at a restaurant or bar
9.  US, Rare
a gambling chip
10. 
a written order to a bank to pay the stated amount of money from one's account
11. 
a. 
a pattern of small squares like that of a chessboard
b. 
one of these squares
12. 
a fabric with such a pattern
13. 
a small split, crack, or chink
14.  Obsolete
a rebuke; reprimand
15.  Chess
the condition of a king that is in danger of capture on the opponent's next move: when in such a condition, one's king must, if possible, be protected
16.  Hockey
a blocking or bumping of an opponent
interjection US
17.  Informal
agreed; I understand; right; OK
18.  Chess
used to signify that one's opponent's king is in check
verb transitive
19. 
to cause to stop suddenly; halt abruptly
20. 
to hold back; restrain; control
21. 
to rebuff, repulse, or rebuke
22. 
to test, measure, verify, or control by investigation, comparison, or examination
check the accounts
23. 
to mark with a check (✓)
24. 
to mark with a pattern of squares
25.  US
to deposit or receive for deposit temporarily, as in a checkroom
26.  US
to get (esp. luggage) cleared for shipment
27. 
to make chinks or cracks in
28.  US, Agriculture
to plant in checkrows
29.  Chess
to place (an opponent's king) in check
30.  Hockey
to block or bump (an opponent)
31.  Nautical
to reduce the strain on (a line) by letting it out gradually
verb intransitive
32.  US
to agree with one another, item for item
the accounts check
33.  US
to investigate in order to determine the condition, validity, etc. of something
often with on
34.  US
to draw a check on a bank account
35. 
to crack in small checks
cheap paint may check
36. 
to stop or halt; specif., to pause, as a hunting dog, to pick up the scent
37.  Falconry
to turn from the pursuit of one prey to follow a lesser one (with at)
38.  US, Poker
to decline one's chance to open a round of betting
adjective
39. 
used to check or verify
a check experiment
40. 
having a crisscross pattern; checked

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Check

see synonyms of check
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of inspecting or testing something, as for accuracy or quality: gave the paper a final check.
b. A standard for inspecting or evaluating; a test: The condition of the wiring can serve as a check for the level of the seller's home maintenance.
c. A check mark.
2.
a. A ticket or slip of identification: a baggage check.
b. A bill at a restaurant or bar.
c. A chip or counter used in gambling.
3.
a. Something that stops or slows down motion, action, or expression; a restraint: Heavy rains were a check on the army's advance.
b. The condition of being stopped or held back; restraint: kept my temper in check; holding agricultural pests in check with sprays.
c. A stopping or slowing down of something: "The medicines ... gave a check to the disorder that was destroying him" (Richard Henry Dana).
d. Sports The act of blocking or impeding an opponent with the puck in ice hockey, either with one's body or one's stick.
4. A written order to a bank to pay the amount specified from funds on deposit; a draft.
5.
a. A pattern of small squares, as on a chessboard.
b. One of the squares of such a pattern.
c. A fabric patterned with squares: a dress of pale green check.
6. Games
a. A move in chess that directly attacks an opponent's king but does not constitute a checkmate.
b. The position or condition of a king so attacked.
7. A small crack; a chink.
interj.
1. Games Used to declare that a chess opponent's king is in check.
2. Informal Used to express agreement or understanding.
v. checked, check·ing, checks
v.tr.
1.
a. To inspect so as to determine accuracy, quality, or other condition; test: checked the brakes for wear; checked the paper for misspellings.
b. To verify by consulting a source or authority: checked her facts before speaking; check a spelling in the dictionary.
c. To put a check mark on or next to: checked off each item on the list.
2.
a. To arrest or slow the motion or progress of: checked the flow by shutting a valve.
b. To hold in restraint; curb: check an impulse to laugh. See Synonyms at restrain.
c. Baseball To stop (the swing of the bat) in an attempt to avoid swinging at a pitch that is out of the strike zone: The batter checked his swing, and the pitch was called a ball.
d. Sports To block or impede (an opposing player with the ball or puck), as in ice hockey, by using one's body or one's stick.
3. To deposit or consign for safekeeping or shipment: checked his coat at the door; checked my bags and boarded the plane.
4. Games To move in chess so as to put (an opponent's king) under direct attack.
5. To make cracks or chinks in: Sunlight dried and checked the paint.
v.intr.
1.
a. To make an examination or investigation; inquire: phoned to check on the departure time; checked into the rumor.
b. To be verified or confirmed; pass inspection: The suspect's story checked out.
c. To agree point for point; correspond: The fingerprints checked with the ones on file.
2.
a. Sports To block or impede an opposing player with the ball or puck, as in ice hockey.
b. To come to an abrupt halt; stop: The soldiers rushed into the room but checked when they saw their commander.
3. To write a check on a bank account.
4. To undergo cracking in a pattern of checks, as paint does.
5. Games
a. To place a chess opponent's king in check.
b. In certain card games, to announce that one is declining the option of making a bet.
6.
a. To pause to relocate a scent. Used of hunting dogs.
b. To abandon the proper game and follow baser prey. Used of trained falcons.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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