Check: Small word, loads of different meanings. One of the most common is "to inspect or verify." You might check the oven to see if your cookies are done.
A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.
Noun
the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
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(chess) a direct attack on an opponent''s king
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obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
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the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
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a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
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a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
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something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
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additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
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the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
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a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student''s name"
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a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
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the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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"
Verb
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
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make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
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arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
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slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child''s language development"
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examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
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put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"
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be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
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verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
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find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "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"
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write out a check on a bank account
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place into check; "He checked my kings"
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hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
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decline to initiate betting
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mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
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stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
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stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"
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abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons
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hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"
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consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"
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lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
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make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
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train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
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block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
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be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "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"
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be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don''t check!"
n.
A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such
a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were
any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is
said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.
n.
A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest;
stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.
n.
Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle,
guard, restraint, or rebuff.
n.
A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be
prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed
against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check
on a railroad.
n.
A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as
therein stated. See Bank check, below.
n.
A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten
of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth
having such a figure.
n.
The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other
birds.
n.
Small chick or crack.
v. t.
To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his
king, in check; to put in check.
v. t.
To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to
hinder; to repress; to curb.
v. t.
To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark,
token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against
(an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to
secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage.
v. t.
To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
v. t.
To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly
extended.
v. t.
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the
sun checks timber.
v. i.
To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
v. i.
To clash or interfere.
v. i.
To act as a curb or restraint.
v. i.
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in
small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
v. i.
To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after
other birds.
a.
Checkered; designed in checks.
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Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity.
No check, no stay, this streamlet fears.3.
Useful check upon the administration of government.
A man whom no check could abash.4.
Check
So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression.3.
The good king, his master, will check him for it.5.
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The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.2.
It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.4.
And like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye.
Check
A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.
To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
Checkered; designed in checks.
Usage Examples
Carpe per diem - seize the check.
Before now, I've always taken my mixes out to the car and listened to them in the parking lot. I still do that, but more so now I'm listening to it on the Beat box, and I think people should give it at least a listen and check it out and see what it is.
I did find some time to go to a record store and check out 'Headstrong' actually in the racks. It was pretty cool I never thought I'd see my own CD sitting there with everyone else's. I made my Mom take lots of pics!
'Keep your head down at school.' Those are sage words from my dad. They kept me in check for years.
For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium.
Every year for New Years I write down all of my goals and dreams and put them in my Bible. At the end of the year I go and pull the paper out and check this off and check that off.
Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care.
I tend to show everything I do to my family, to check they won't be offended.
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Other Usage ExamplesDemocracy is when the people keep a government in check.
I got a lovely check today from being a writer that I earned by sitting at home. That's rewarding.
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I'm going to check Mom's genealogy.
Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes.
I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money.
I get up in the morning, do my e-mail, I check my e-mails all day. I'll go online and I'll buy my books at Amazon.com, but I don't want to buy all of them because I want to go to Duttons and I want to buy books from another human being.
Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce.
I have to work really hard, eight shows a week, to get a nice check as an actor. But when I write a play, and it's a - knock wood - hit, the checks come in for many years.