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Noun
check - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
bank check, cheque
bill of exchange, order of payment, draft the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
bad check, bad cheque a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
counter check a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
giro cheque, giro a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so
paycheck, payroll check a check issued in payment of wages or salary
certified check, certified cheque a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
personal check, personal cheque a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account
cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash"
blank cheque, blank check a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
check - the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
checkout, check-out procedure
inspection, review a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"
check - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
obstruction getting in someone's way
hockey game, ice hockey, hockey a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
crosscheck an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
check - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
chip
blemish, mar, defect a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
check - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
chess move the act of moving a chess piece
chess game, chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
check - a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
weave pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
check - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
chit, tab
check - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap
difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
albatross, millstone large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
bind something that hinders as if with bonds
diriment impediment (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
drag the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
obstacle, obstruction an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
check - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
confirmation, verification, substantiation
cogent evidence, proof a trial photographic print from a negative
bed check a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
crosscheck an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
check - 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"
arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive
countercheck something that checks the correctness of a previous check
check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
assay
appraisal, assessment an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something
double check, countercheck something that checks the correctness of a previous check
apgar score an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
paternity test a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
check - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
bridle, curb
restraint the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
check - 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"
check mark, tick
mark the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"

Verb
check - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
retard, delay
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
dampen lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
detain, delay, stay cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
check - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
canvass, analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed"
check - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick
check into, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over, check out, check try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
see to it, ensure, ascertain, insure, assure, control, see, check learn or discover with certainty
verify confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
receipt mark or stamp as paid
check - 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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
defend argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
cut down, cut out intercept (a player)
check - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
examine, see question closely
screen, test examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"
countercheck check a second time
breathalyse, breathalyze test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
check - make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
chink
crack, check, break break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
halt, stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
stop cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
stanch, staunch, halt, stem cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
check - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
see to it, ensure, ascertain, insure, assure, control, see, check learn or discover with certainty
verify confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
check - place into check; "He checked my kings"
aggress, attack begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
chess game, chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
halt, stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
falconry the art of training falcons to hunt and return
check - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"
consign, charge give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
check - write out a check on a bank account
write out, issue, make out, cut make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
check - decline to initiate betting
move, go go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
card game, cards a game played with playing cards
check - mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
checker, chequer
draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"
halt, stop cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
check - consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"
check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
consign, charge give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, blockade, block cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
check - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!"
check out
check - 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"
match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
disaccord, discord, disagree be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
equal, be make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"
consist be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"
check out, check try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
answer understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
coincide be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"
align place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
correlate bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"
parallel make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
parallel, duplicate, twin make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
square make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
bear out, underpin, corroborate, support support from beneath
resemble appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"
conform to, fit, meet observe; "conform to the rules"
homologize make homologous
befit, beseem, suit accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
fit in, accord, consort, concord, harmonise, harmonize, agree allow to have; "grant a privilege"
pattern form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
adhere follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"
rhyme, rime compose rhymes
check - 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"
control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate
keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back
trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
damp restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
crucify, mortify, subdue kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"
abnegate, deny deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods"
restrict place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
train exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics"
catch contract; "did you catch a cold?"
bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat
countercheck, counteract check a second time
check - 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"
see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check learn or discover with certainty
verify confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
proofread, proof read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
check off, tick off, mark off, tick, mark, check set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory"
control verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
check make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
double-check check once more to be absolutely sure
cross-check check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
cinch get a grip on; get mastery of
card ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"
spot-check pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
verify, control confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
check - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
crack, break
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
discipline, train, condition
groom, prepare, train care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
make grow, develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
mortify hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
check - 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"
determine, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
test undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
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Substantiv
check - An inspection or examination.
check - A control; a limit or stop.
check - An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque UK, Canada.
check - A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
check - The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
check - A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
check - A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
check - A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
check - A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

Verb
check - To inspect; to examine.
check - To mark with a checkmark.
check - To control, limit, or halt.
check - To verify or compare with a source of information.
check - To leave in safekeeping.
check - To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
check - To physically remove a person from play.
check - To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • check
    An act of testing or checking.
  • check
    To see if something is correct.
  • check
    An additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.
  • check
    To be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.
  • check
    To develop behaviour by instruction and practice.
  • check
    In games such as chess, the threat to capture the king.
  • check
    To hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) check
  • Presens: check / checks
  • Preteritum: checked
  • Perfektum: (have) checked

Substantiv

  • Entall: check
  • Flertall: checks

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