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39 Definitions of: check

1. verb, to pause or cause to pause, esp abruptly
2. verb, to restrain or control
3. verb, to slow the growth or progress of; retard
4. verb, to rebuke or rebuff
5. verb, to examine, investigate, or make an inquiry into (facts, a product, etc) for accuracy, quality, or progress, esp rapidly or informally
6. verb, to mark off so as to indicate approval, correctness, or preference. Usual Brit word: tick
7. verb, to correspond or agree
8. verb, to leave in or accept (clothing or property) for temporary custody
9. verb, chess to place (an opponent's king) in check
10. verb, to mark with a pattern of squares or crossed lines
11. verb, to crack or cause to crack
12. verb, agriculture. short for checkrow
13. verb, ice hockey to impede (an opponent)
14. verb, hunting (of hounds) to pause in the pursuit of quarry while relocating a lost scent
15. verb, falconry to change from one quarry to another while in flight
16. verb, to decline the option of opening the betting in a round of poker
17. verb, check the helm nautical to swing back the helm of a vessel to prevent it from turning too quickly or too far
18. noun, a break in progress; stoppage
19. noun, a restraint or rebuff
20. noun, a) a person or thing that restrains, halts, etc b) (as modifier)
21. noun, a) a control, esp a rapid or informal one, designed to ensure accuracy, progress, etc b) (as modifier)
22. noun, a means or standard to ensure against fraud or error
23. noun, the US word for tick
24. noun, the US spelling of cheque
25. noun, the bill in a restaurant
26. noun, a ticket or tag used to identify clothing or property deposited for custody
27. noun, a pattern of squares or crossed lines
28. noun, a single square in such a pattern
29. noun, a) fabric with a pattern of squares or crossed lines b) (as modifier)
30. noun, chess the state or position of a king under direct attack, from which it must be moved or protected by another piece
31. noun, a small crack, as one in veneer or one that occurs in timber during seasoning
32. noun, part of the action of a piano that arrests the backward motion of a hammer after it has struck a string and holds it until the key is released
33. noun, a chip or counter used in some card and gambling games
34. noun, hunting a pause by the hounds in the pursuit of their quarry owing to loss of its scent
35. noun, angling a ratchet fitted to a fishing reel to check the free running of the line
36. noun, ice hockey the act of impeding an opponent with one's body or stick
37. noun, in check under control or restraint
38. interjection, chess a call made to an opponent indicating that his king is in check
39. interjection, an expression of agreement ▷ See also check in ▷ See also, check off ▷ See also, check out ▷ See also, checkup
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1. noun, a bill of exchange drawn on a bank by the holder of a current account; payable into a bank account, if crossed, or on demand, if uncrossed
2. noun, the total sum of money received for contract work or a crop
3. noun, wages
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Synonyms:	test, control, note, obstacle, examination, research, investigation, inspect, scrutiny, once-over (informal)	And more...
Antonyms:	overlook, further

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