Main entry: 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
Main entry: check
Definition: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
Main entry: check
Definition: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
Main entry: curb, check, bridle
Definition: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Usage: his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
Main entry: check
Definition: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
Usage: she wore a skirt with checks
Definition: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Main entry: check, balk, baulk, impediment, hinderance, hindrance, handicap, deterrent
Definition: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Definition: an appraisal of the state of affairs
Usage: they made an assay of the contents; a check on its dependability under stress
Main entry: 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
Definition: the bill in a restaurant
Usage: he asked the waiter for the check
Main entry: 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
Main entry: bank check, check, cheque
Definition: a written order directing a bank to pay money
Usage: he paid all his bills by check
Main entry: 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
Main entry: break, check, crack
Definition: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
Usage: The glass cracked when it was heated
Definition: make cracks or chinks in
Usage: The heat checked the paint
Main entry: check
Definition: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
Usage: He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
Main entry: delay, retard, check
Definition: slow the growth or development of
Usage: The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: check
Definition: verify by consulting a source or authority
Usage: check the spelling of this word; check your facts
Main entry: see, learn, determine, ascertain, check, watch, find out
Definition: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Usage: 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
Main entry: check
Definition: write out a check on a bank account
Main entry: check
Definition: place into check
Usage: He checked my kings
Main entry: 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
Main entry: check
Definition: decline to initiate betting
Main entry: check, checker, chequer
Definition: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
Main entry: check
Definition: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
Usage: She checked for an instant and missed a step
Main entry: check
Definition: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
Usage: The dog checked
Main entry: check
Definition: abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
Main entry: check
Definition: hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
Usage: Check your coat at the door
Main entry: check
Definition: consign for shipment on a vehicle
Usage: check your luggage before boarding
Main entry: 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
Main entry: check
Definition: make an examination or investigation
Usage: check into the rumor; check the time of the class
Main entry: 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?
Main entry: check
Definition: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
Main entry: 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 verified or confirmed; pass inspection
Usage: These stories don't check!