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| check [ chek ] |
verb (past and past participle checked, present participle check·ing, 3rd person present singular checks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb examine something: to examine something in order to establish its state or condition
  Check the doors and windows to make sure they're locked.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb confirm truth or accuracy of something: to confirm or establish that something is true or accurate
We need to check with the insurance company to find out whether we're covered.
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3. intransitive verb be consistent: to be the same as or consistent with something else
What you're telling me now doesn't check with what you told me last week.
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4. transitive verb halt or slow something: to stop or slow the progress of some unwelcome process
efforts to check inflation
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5. transitive and intransitive verb stop suddenly: to stop or pause suddenly, or make somebody or something stop suddenly
In mid-sentence, he checked himself abruptly, looking terribly embarrassed.
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6. transitive verb prevent something being expressed: to prevent or inhibit something from being expressed
Checking the urge to laugh out loud, I buried my head in the newspaper.
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7. transitive verb mark something with check mark: to mark something with a check mark
Check here if the billing address is different from the shipping address.
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8. transitive verb reprimand somebody: to criticize somebody for a fault or bad behavior
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9. transitive verb sports block opponent: in sports such as ice hockey, to move directly into the path of an opponent, usually making physical contact, in order to block his or her progress
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10. transitive verb hand over baggage: to hand over something, especially baggage, so that it can be transported separately from passengers, usually in the same aircraft or vehicle
You must check your luggage before boarding.
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11. transitive verb hand something over for temporary keeping: to hand over something such as a coat in a restaurant, store, or museum, for temporary safekeeping
Do you want to check your coat?
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12. transitive verb chess put opponent's king in jeopardy: in chess, to put an opponent's king in a situation in which one of your pieces directly threatens it
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13. transitive verb look at somebody or something: to look at or see somebody or something
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noun (plural checks) |
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1. examination: an examination or investigation of something, especially to verify its state or condition
Routine checks should have revealed the cracks in the engine housing.
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2. something that tests accuracy: something that can be used or referred to in order to test the accuracy, truth, or safety of something else
Keep this list as a check for the things you have to do.
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3. means of restraining somebody or something: a means of controlling or restraining somebody or something
a check on the dog's aggressive tendencies
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4. paper money substitute: a small printed form that, when filled out and signed, instructs a bank to pay a specific sum of money to the person named on it.
Canadian, U.K. spelling cheque
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5. restaurant bill: the bill in a restaurant or bar
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6. numbered ticket for deposited item: a numbered ticket or token given out when an item is left at a checkroom
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Same as checkroom
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8. symbol shaped like "V": a symbol shaped like a "V" with a short left side and a long right side, used to indicate approval or preference
A check will appear next to the category you have selected.
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9. design pattern of squares: a pattern made up entirely of squares in at least two different colors that are arranged alternately
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10. design square in check pattern: a square in a pattern, in which at least two different colors are arranged alternately
Every third check is red.
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11. chess move attacking king: in chess, a move by which a piece directly threatens the opposing king, or the position resulting from this move. The king must escape from this position to avoid checkmate.
If you move your king there, you'll be in check.
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12. sports blocking move: in sports, a move directly into the path of an attacking opponent
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adjective |
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Same as checked
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interjection |
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chess warning that king is in check: in chess, used to announce that an opponent's king is in check
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| [14th century. < Old French eschec "check in chess" < Persian šāh "king" (see shah)] |
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| check·a·ble adjective |
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checks and balances features in the way a system operates that prevent any one person or group from having too much power or influence
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in check restrained and under control
managing to keep her anger in check
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