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check
English
- 🔊 the act of inspecting or verifying“they made a check of their equipment”
- 🔊 (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- 🔊 obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- 🔊 a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)“she wore a skirt with checks”
- 🔊 a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- 🔊 the bill in a restaurant“he asked the waiter for the check”
- 🔊 a written order directing a bank to pay money“he paid all his bills by check”
- 🔊 the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess“his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper”
- 🔊 an appraisal of the state of affairs“they made an assay of the contents”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 the state of inactivity following an interruption“the negotiations were in arrest”
- 🔊 additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct“fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”
- 🔊 something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- 🔊 make cracks or chinks in“The heat checked the paint”
- 🔊 arrest the motion (of something) abruptly“He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve”
- 🔊 slow the growth or development of“The brain damage will retard the child's language development”
- 🔊 examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition“check the brakes”
- 🔊 put a check mark on or near or next to“Please check each name on the list”
- 🔊 verify by consulting a source or authority“check the spelling of this word”
- 🔊 write out a check on a bank account
- 🔊 place into check“He checked my kings”
- 🔊 hold back, as of a danger or an enemy“Arrest the downward trend”
- 🔊 decline to initiate betting
- 🔊 mark into squares or draw squares on
- 🔊 stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution“She checked for an instant and missed a step”
- 🔊 stop in a chase especially when scent is lost“The dog checked”
- 🔊 abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- 🔊 hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping“Check your coat at the door”
- 🔊 consign for shipment on a vehicle“check your luggage before boarding”
- 🔊 make an examination or investigation“check into the rumor”
- 🔊 block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- 🔊 be verified or confirmed“These stories don't check!”
- 🔊 become fractured“The glass cracked when it was heated”
- 🔊 be careful or certain to do something“He verified that the valves were closed”
- 🔊 find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort“I want to see whether she speaks French”
- 🔊 develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice“Parents must discipline their children”
- 🔊 be compatible, similar or consistent“The two stories don't agree in many details”
- 🔊 lessen the intensity of“moderate your alcohol intake”
Spanish
- 🔊 chequeo check
- 🔊 jaque check
- 🔊 chequear to check
- 🔊 jaquear to check
- 🔊 acotar to check, validate
- 🔊 reglar to check, to correct
- 🔊 freno check, restraint (control, limit, or stop)
- 🔊 comprobar to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)
- 🔊 comprobación check, checking, verification, ascertainment, crosscheck (act of inspecting or verifying)