Synonyms: check, check-out procedure, checkout
Definition: the act of inspecting or verifying
Usage: they made a check of their equipment; the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
Similar words: inspection, review
Definition: a formal or official examination
Usage: the platoon stood ready for review; we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator
Synonyms: check
Definition: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
Similar words: chess move
Definition: the act of moving a chess piece
Synonyms: check
Definition: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
Similar words: obstruction
Definition: getting in someone's way
Definition: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Usage: his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
Similar words: restraint
Definition: the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
Usage: the unlawful restraint of trade
Synonyms: check
Definition: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
Usage: she wore a skirt with checks
Similar words: weave
Definition: pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
Definition: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Similar words: mar, defect, blemish
Definition: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Usage: a facial blemish
Synonyms: check, balk, baulk, impediment, hinderance, hindrance, handicap, deterrent
Definition: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Similar words: difficulty
Definition: a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
Usage: serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent
Definition: an appraisal of the state of affairs
Usage: they made an assay of the contents; a check on its dependability under stress
Similar words: appraisal, assessment
Definition: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
Synonyms: confirmation, verification, substantiation, check
Definition: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Usage: fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Similar words: proof, cogent evidence
Definition: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
Usage: if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it
Definition: the bill in a restaurant
Usage: he asked the waiter for the check
Similar words: bill, account, invoice
Definition: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
Usage: he paid his bill and left; send me an account of what I owe
Synonyms: check, check mark, tick
Definition: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
Usage: as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name
Similar words: mark
Definition: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Usage: his answer was just a punctuation mark
Synonyms: bank check, check, cheque
Definition: a written order directing a bank to pay money
Usage: he paid all his bills by check
Similar words: bill of exchange, order of payment, draft
Definition: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
Synonyms: arrest, stop, stoppage, check, halt, hitch, stay
Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption
Usage: 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
Similar words: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
Definition: the state of being inactive
Definition: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
Usage: The glass cracked when it was heated
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Definition: make cracks or chinks in
Usage: The heat checked the paint
Similar words: crack
Definition: cause to become cracked
Usage: heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
Synonyms: check
Definition: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
Usage: He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
Synonyms: delay, retard, check
Definition: slow the growth or development of
Usage: The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, look into, suss out, go over
Definition: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Usage: check the brakes; Check out the engine
Similar words: study, examine, analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass
Definition: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Usage: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare; analyze the evidence in a criminal trial; analyze your real motives
Synonyms: tick, tick off, mark, mark off, check, check off
Definition: put a check mark on or near or next to
Usage: Please check each name on the list; tick off the items; mark off the units
Similar words: verify
Definition: confirm the truth of
Usage: Please verify that the doors are closed; verify a claim
Synonyms: control, assure, ascertain, insure, check, ensure, see, see to it
Definition: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Usage: He verified that the valves were closed; See that the curtains are closed; control the quality of the product
Similar words: verify
Definition: confirm the truth of
Usage: Please verify that the doors are closed; verify a claim
Synonyms: check
Definition: verify by consulting a source or authority
Usage: check the spelling of this word; check your facts
Similar words: verify
Definition: confirm the truth of
Usage: Please verify that the doors are closed; verify a claim
Synonyms: check
Definition: write out a check on a bank account
Similar words: write out, cut, issue, make out
Definition: make out and issue
Usage: write out a check; cut a ticket; Please make the check out to me
Synonyms: check
Definition: place into check
Usage: He checked my kings
Similar words: aggress, attack
Definition: take the initiative and go on the offensive
Usage: The Serbs attacked the village at night; The visiting team started to attack
Synonyms: contain, hold back, arrest, check, stop, turn back
Definition: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Usage: Arrest the downward trend; Check the growth of communism in South East Asia; Contain the rebel movement; Turn back the tide of communism
Similar words: defend
Definition: be on the defensive; act against an attack
Synonyms: check
Definition: decline to initiate betting
Synonyms: check, checker, chequer
Definition: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
Similar words: draw
Definition: represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
Usage: She drew an elephant; Draw me a horse
Synonyms: check
Definition: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
Usage: She checked for an instant and missed a step
Definition: come to a halt, stop moving
Usage: the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window
Synonyms: check
Definition: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
Usage: The dog checked
Definition: come to a halt, stop moving
Usage: the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window
Synonyms: check
Definition: abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
Definition: come to a halt, stop moving
Usage: the car stopped; She stopped in front of a store window
Synonyms: check
Definition: hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
Usage: Check your coat at the door
Similar words: charge, consign
Definition: give over to another for care or safekeeping
Usage: consign your baggage
Synonyms: check
Definition: consign for shipment on a vehicle
Usage: check your luggage before boarding
Similar words: charge, consign
Definition: give over to another for care or safekeeping
Usage: consign your baggage
Synonyms: contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, check, moderate
Definition: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Usage: moderate your alcohol intake; hold your tongue; hold your temper; control your anger
Similar words: keep, keep back, restrain, hold back
Definition: keep under control; keep in check
Usage: suppress a smile; Keep your temper; keep your cool
Synonyms: check
Definition: make an examination or investigation
Usage: check into the rumor; check the time of the class
Definition: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Usage: The customs agent examined the baggage; I must see your passport before you can enter the country
Synonyms: discipline, condition, train, check
Definition: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
Usage: Parents must discipline their children; Is this dog trained?
Similar words: make grow, develop
Definition: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
Usage: The perfect climate here develops the grain; He developed a new kind of apple
Synonyms: check
Definition: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
Similar words: stymie, stymy, hinder, obstruct, embarrass, block, blockade
Definition: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Usage: His brother blocked him at every turn
Synonyms: correspond, tally, jibe, match, fit, gibe, agree, check
Definition: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
Usage: 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
Definition: be identical or equivalent to
Usage: One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!