'Check' definitions:

Definition of 'check'

(from WordNet)
noun
A written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: check, bank check, cheque]
noun
An appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" [syn: assay, check]
noun
The bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab]
noun
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" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage]
noun
Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: confirmation, verification, check, substantiation]
noun
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: check, checkout, check-out procedure]
noun
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" [syn: check mark, check, tick]
noun
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap]
noun
A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: check, chip]
noun
A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
noun
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: bridle, check, curb]
noun
Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
noun
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into]
verb
Make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
verb
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" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
verb
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" [syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate]
verb
Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
verb
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" [syn: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick]
verb
Slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: check, retard, delay]
verb
Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: check, check out]
verb
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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord]
verb
Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
verb
Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check, condition]
verb
Consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"
verb
Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"
verb
Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
verb
Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"
verb
Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: check, checker, chequer]
verb
Decline to initiate betting
verb
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" [syn: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
verb
Place into check; "He checked my kings"
verb
Write out a check on a bank account
verb
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" [syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn]
verb
Verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
verb
Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
verb
Make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn: check, chink]
verb
Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, check, break]

Definition of 'Check'

From: GCIDE
  • Check \Check\ (ch[e^]k), n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. ['e]chec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. ['e]checs chess, through Ar., fr. Pers. sh[=a]h king. See Shah, and cf. Checkmate, Chess, Checker.]
  • 1. (Chess) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. [1913 Webster]
  • Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • No check, no stay, this streamlet fears. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. [1913 Webster]
  • Useful check upon the administration of government. --Washington. [1913 Webster]
  • A man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. Small chick or crack. [1913 Webster]
  • Bank check, a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer.
  • Check book, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank.
  • Check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped.
  • Check list, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked.
  • Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. --Knight.
  • Check valve (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler, or other conduit, to prevent the return of the feed water or other fluid.
  • To take check, to take offense. [Obs.] --Dryden.
  • Syn: Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction; reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff; tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Check'

From: GCIDE
  • Check \Check\ (ch[e^]k), v. i. To make a stop; to pause; -- with at. [1913 Webster]
  • The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To clash or interfere. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To act as a curb or restraint. [1913 Webster]
  • It [his presence] checks too strong upon me. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. [1913 Webster]
  • And like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Check'

From: GCIDE
  • Check \Check\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checked (ch[e^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. checking.]
  • 1. (Chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb. Hence, (Ice Hockey) To obstruct the motion of an opposing player by contacting him with one's body. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy. Hence, To compare with an original or with some standard, to insure correctness; as, to check an account; to check with a supervisor about procedures. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove. [1913 Webster]
  • The good king, his master, will check him for it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Naut.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. To leave (something) in the temporary custody of another; as, to check baggage; to check one's firearms at the door; to check one's coat at the cloakroom. [PJC]
  • 8. To accept (something) for temporary custody from another; as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's coat. [PJC]
  • 9. To make a checkered pattern upon. [PJC]
  • Syn: To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder; impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove; rebuff. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Check'

From: GCIDE
  • Check \Check\, a. Checkered; designed in checks. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'check'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Check'