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| check·er [ chékər ] |
noun (plural check·ers) |
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1. design
Same as checkn (sense 9) (sense 10)
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2. piece used in checkers: a round flat piece used in the game of checkers
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transitive verb (past and past participle check·ered, present participle check·er·ing, 3rd person present singular check·ers) |
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1. design mark something with checks: to mark something with a pattern of checks or with alternating areas of light and shade
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2. disrupt continuous success of something: to affect something adversely from time to time
  regrettable incidents that checkered his career
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U.K. spelling chequer
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