'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
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
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
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
- a reckoning of,
- abrade,
- abrasion,
- abysm,
- abyss,
- acceptance,
- acceptance bill,
- accord,
- account,
- account of,
- agree,
- allophone,
- alveolar,
- answer to,
- aperture,
- apico-alveolar,
- apico-dental,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- arrive,
- arroyo,
- articulation,
- ascertainment,
- aspiration,
- assent,
- assimilation,
- assort with,
- assurance,
- audit,
- authenticate,
- authentication,
- autopsy,
- backpedal,
- backset,
- backwater,
- baffle,
- bafflement,
- baggage check,
- balance,
- balance the books,
- balk,
- balking,
- band,
- bank acceptance,
- bank check,
- bar,
- bark,
- barometer,
- be consistent,
- be of one,
- be uniform with,
- bearing rein,
- beat off,
- bell,
- bespangle,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- bilabial,
- bill,
- bill of account,
- bill of draft,
- bill of exchange,
- bill of lading,
- billhead,
- birthmark,
- bit,
- blackhead,
- blank check,
- blaze,
- blaze a trail,
- bleb,
- blemish,
- blister,
- block,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- bloody,
- blotch,
- book stamp,
- bookplate,
- bottle up,
- box canyon,
- box up,
- brake,
- brand,
- breach,
- break,
- bridle,
- bring to,
- bring up short,
- broaching,
- broad arrow,
- bulla,
- burn,
- burst,
- bust,
- cachet,
- cacuminal,
- cage,
- caging,
- canon,
- canvass,
- canyon,
- caste mark,
- cavity,
- CD,
- cease,
- cerebral,
- certificate,
- certificate of deposit,
- certification,
- certified check,
- cessation,
- chafe,
- chain,
- chalk,
- chalk up,
- chap,
- charges,
- chasm,
- check,
- check and doublecheck,
- check in,
- check of,
- check off,
- check out,
- check over,
- check up on,
- checkbook,
- checker,
- checkerboard,
- checkerwork,
- checking,
- checkmark,
- checkmate,
- checkrein,
- checkup,
- cheque,
- chessboard,
- chime,
- chimney,
- chink,
- chip,
- chit,
- chock,
- cicatrix,
- cicatrize,
- circumvent,
- claw,
- clearing,
- cleave,
- cleft,
- cleuch,
- clip the wings,
- clog,
- clogging,
- cloister,
- closing up,
- closure,
- clough,
- cohere,
- coincide,
- col,
- collate,
- collation,
- colophon,
- colors in patches,
- comedo,
- comedown,
- commercial paper,
- comparative scrutiny,
- compare,
- concur,
- concussion,
- confine,
- confinement,
- confirm,
- confirmation,
- conform,
- conform with,
- confounding,
- confusion,
- consist with,
- consonant,
- constrain,
- constraint,
- constriction,
- contain,
- continuant,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- cooling,
- cooling down,
- cooling off,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cooperate,
- cork up,
- correspond,
- corroborate,
- corroboration,
- coulee,
- couloir,
- count of,
- counter,
- countercheck,
- counterfoil,
- countermark,
- coupon,
- crack,
- crackle,
- cramp,
- cranny,
- crater,
- craze,
- crazy-work,
- crevasse,
- crevice,
- crib,
- criterion,
- croak,
- cross-check,
- curb,
- curb bit,
- curtail,
- curtailment,
- cut,
- cut apart,
- cut short,
- cutoff,
- cwm,
- dam,
- dam up,
- damage,
- damp,
- dampen,
- damper,
- dapple,
- dash,
- dead stop,
- deadlock,
- debenture,
- decelerate,
- deceleration,
- deface,
- defacement,
- defeat,
- defect,
- defile,
- define,
- deform,
- deformation,
- deformity,
- degree,
- delay,
- delimit,
- dell,
- demand bill,
- demand draft,
- demarcate,
- demonstrate,
- dental,
- depart,
- descent,
- desist,
- detain,
- detainment,
- detention,
- determination,
- determine,
- dike,
- diphthong,
- disclosure,
- discolor,
- discoloration,
- discomfiture,
- disconcertion,
- discontinuance,
- discontinuation,
- discontinue,
- discontinuity,
- discover,
- disfiguration,
- disfigure,
- disfigurement,
- dissimilation,
- distort,
- distortion,
- ditch,
- docket,
- dompt,
- donga,
- doorstop,
- dot,
- double-check,
- dovetail,
- down,
- draft,
- drag,
- drag sail,
- draw,
- draw rein,
- drift anchor,
- drift sail,
- drive back,
- drogue,
- due bill,
- dun,
- earmark,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- ease-off,
- ease-up,
- encage,
- enclose,
- end,
- endgame,
- ending,
- engrave,
- engraving,
- enjoin,
- ensuring,
- epenthetic vowel,
- establishment,
- examination,
- examine,
- excavation,
- exchequer bill,
- exfoliate,
- explore,
- explosive,
- fall in together,
- fault,
- fence in,
- fend,
- fend off,
- fenestra,
- fetter,
- final whistle,
- find out,
- fissure,
- fistula,
- fit,
- fit together,
- fixation,
- flagging,
- flake,
- flash burn,
- flaw,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flume,
- foil,
- foiling,
- fontanel,
- foot-dragging,
- foramen,
- fracture,
- fray,
- frazzle,
- freckle,
- freeze,
- fret,
- frustrate,
- frustration,
- full stop,
- furrow,
- gall,
- gap,
- gape,
- gash,
- gat,
- gauge,
- give an examination,
- glide,
- glottal,
- glottalization,
- go,
- go over,
- go together,
- go with,
- gorge,
- govern,
- government mark,
- government stamp,
- graduated scale,
- graving,
- grinding halt,
- groove,
- guard,
- gulch,
- gulf,
- gully,
- gun,
- guttural,
- hack,
- hallmark,
- halt,
- hamper,
- hampering,
- hang together,
- harlequin,
- harmonize,
- hat check,
- hatch,
- hem in,
- hemangioma,
- hesitation,
- hiatus,
- hickey,
- hinder,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- hit,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold down,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in custody,
- hold in leash,
- hold in restraint,
- hold off,
- hold together,
- hold up,
- holdback,
- holdup,
- hole,
- hollow,
- hurt,
- immure,
- impede,
- impediment,
- impound,
- impoundment,
- impress,
- imprint,
- incise,
- incision,
- inhibit,
- inhibition,
- injunction,
- injure,
- injury,
- inlet,
- inspect,
- inspection,
- intercept,
- interdict,
- interfere,
- interference,
- interlock,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- interruption,
- intersect,
- interval,
- intervene,
- inventory,
- investigate,
- invoice,
- IOU,
- iris,
- itemized bill,
- jibe,
- joint,
- jot,
- keep,
- keep at bay,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep in custody,
- keep in detention,
- keep off,
- keep under control,
- keloid,
- kick the bucket,
- kink,
- kloof,
- label,
- labial,
- labialization,
- labiodental,
- labiovelar,
- lacerate,
- laceration,
- lacuna,
- lag,
- laryngeal,
- lateral,
- lay under restraint,
- laying open,
- leak,
- leave,
- legal restraint,
- lentigo,
- lesion,
- let,
- let down,
- let up,
- letdown,
- letter of credit,
- letterhead,
- letup,
- limit,
- limitation,
- line,
- lingual,
- liquid,
- lock,
- lockout,
- lockup,
- logo,
- logotype,
- look at,
- look into,
- look over,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- macula,
- maculate,
- maim,
- make a mark,
- make late,
- make mincemeat of,
- make sure of,
- manifest,
- manner of articulation,
- mar,
- marble,
- marbleize,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- marking,
- marquetry,
- martingale,
- masthead,
- match,
- maul,
- measure,
- meddle,
- mesh,
- mew,
- mew up,
- milium,
- minus acceleration,
- MO,
- moat,
- model,
- moderate,
- modification,
- mole,
- money order,
- monitor,
- monophthong,
- monopoly,
- morphophoneme,
- mortal wound,
- mosaic,
- motley,
- mottle,
- mute,
- mutilate,
- mutilation,
- nasal,
- needle scar,
- negativism,
- negotiable instrument,
- nevus,
- nick,
- norm,
- notch,
- note,
- note of hand,
- nuisance value,
- nullah,
- observe,
- obstruct,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- occlusive,
- open,
- opening,
- opening up,
- oppose,
- opposition,
- orifice,
- outlet,
- overhaul,
- overlap,
- overlook,
- painstakingly match,
- palatal,
- paper,
- parallel,
- parameter,
- parasitic vowel,
- parquet,
- parquetry,
- parry,
- pass,
- pass muster,
- pass over,
- pass under review,
- passage,
- passageway,
- patch,
- patchwork,
- pattern,
- pause,
- peak,
- peer at,
- pelham,
- pen,
- pen up,
- pencil,
- penning,
- pepper,
- peruse,
- pharyngeal,
- pharyngealization,
- phone,
- phoneme,
- physical,
- physical examination,
- pierce,
- pimple,
- pit,
- plaid,
- plate,
- plosive,
- pock,
- pockmark,
- point,
- polka dot,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- pore,
- pore over,
- port-wine mark,
- port-wine stain,
- postal order,
- postmortem,
- pound,
- preclude,
- prevent,
- price tag,
- prick,
- print,
- probe,
- prohibit,
- prohibition,
- promissory note,
- protection,
- protectionism,
- protective tariff,
- prothetic vowel,
- prove,
- pull,
- pull in,
- pull up,
- punch,
- punctuate,
- puncture,
- push back,
- pustule,
- put back,
- put paid to,
- quantity,
- rail in,
- rainbow,
- rationing,
- ravine,
- reading,
- readout,
- reassurance,
- reassurement,
- rebuff,
- receipt,
- recheck,
- reckoning,
- reef,
- register,
- register with,
- registered trademark,
- rein,
- rein in,
- relax,
- remora,
- rend,
- rent,
- repel,
- report,
- repress,
- repression,
- repulse,
- research,
- resist,
- resistance,
- respond to,
- restrain,
- restraint,
- restraint of trade,
- restrict,
- restriction,
- retard,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- retrench,
- retrenchment,
- retroflex,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- reverse of fortune,
- review,
- riddle,
- rift,
- rime,
- rip,
- rive,
- rout,
- rule,
- run,
- run over,
- running head,
- running title,
- rupture,
- savage,
- scab,
- scald,
- scale,
- scan,
- scar,
- scarification,
- scarify,
- scissure,
- scorch,
- score,
- scotch,
- scrape,
- scratch,
- scratching,
- scrip,
- scrutinize,
- scrutiny,
- scuff,
- sea anchor,
- seal,
- seal up,
- seam,
- sebaceous cyst,
- second-degree burn,
- segmental phoneme,
- self-control,
- semivowel,
- set an examination,
- set back,
- setback,
- severe check,
- shackle,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- sight bill,
- sight draft,
- sigil,
- sign in,
- sign on,
- signet,
- sing in chorus,
- sit-down strike,
- size,
- size up,
- skin,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slack-up,
- slacken,
- slackening,
- slash,
- slit,
- slot,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- slowdown,
- slowing,
- slowing down,
- slowup,
- slug,
- snaffle,
- snap,
- snub,
- sonant,
- sonority,
- sore,
- sort with,
- space,
- spangle,
- speck,
- speckle,
- speech sound,
- splash,
- split,
- splotch,
- spoke,
- spot,
- spot check,
- sprain,
- sprinkle,
- square,
- square with,
- squeeze,
- stab,
- stab wound,
- stain,
- stalemate,
- stall,
- stamp,
- stand,
- stand together,
- standard,
- standoff,
- standstill,
- statement,
- stave off,
- stay,
- stem,
- stem the tide,
- stick,
- sticker,
- stigma,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- stoma,
- stop,
- stop cold,
- stop dead,
- stop short,
- stoppage,
- stopping,
- strain,
- straiten,
- stranglehold,
- strawberry mark,
- streak,
- striate,
- stricture,
- strike,
- stripe,
- stub,
- stud,
- study,
- sty,
- substantiate,
- substantiation,
- suppress,
- suppression,
- surcease,
- surd,
- survey,
- suspension,
- syllabic nucleus,
- syllabic peak,
- syllable,
- tab,
- tabs of,
- tag,
- take in sail,
- take stock,
- take stock of,
- take the measure,
- tally,
- tally of,
- tariff wall,
- tartan,
- tattoo,
- tattoo mark,
- tear,
- tessellate,
- tessellation,
- tesserae,
- test,
- third-degree burn,
- thought control,
- throttle down,
- throwback,
- throwing open,
- thwart,
- thwarting,
- tick,
- tick off,
- ticket,
- time bill,
- time draft,
- title page,
- tittle,
- token,
- trace,
- track,
- track of,
- trade acceptance,
- trade name,
- trademark,
- trademark name,
- trammel,
- transition sound,
- trauma,
- traumatize,
- treasury bill,
- trench,
- triphthong,
- triple-check,
- try,
- turn aside,
- twist,
- type,
- uncorking,
- underline,
- underscore,
- unstopping,
- upset,
- validate,
- validation,
- valley,
- value,
- variegate,
- variegated pattern,
- velar,
- verification,
- verify,
- verruca,
- vesicle,
- vocable,
- vocalic,
- vocoid,
- voice,
- voiced sound,
- voiceless sound,
- voicing,
- void,
- voucher,
- vowel,
- wadi,
- wale,
- walkout,
- wall in,
- ward off,
- warp,
- warrant,
- wart,
- watermark,
- weal,
- welt,
- wen,
- whitehead,
- withhold,
- work stoppage,
- wound,
- wounds immedicable,
- wrench,
- X,
- yardstick,
- yawn
Words containing 'Check'
- Checked,
- check in,
- check into,
- check off,
- check out,
- check over,
- check up on,
- checking,
- Bank check,
- Cashier's check,
- Certified check,
- Check book,
- Check hook,
- Check list,
- Check nut,
- Check valve,
- Memorandum check,
- Pass check,
- To cross a check,
- To raise a check,
- To take check,
- attendance check,
- bad check,
- banker's check,
- bed check,
- blank check,
- check bit,
- check character,
- check girl,
- check mark,
- check register,
- check stub,
- check-in,
- checked checkered,
- checking account,
- checking program,
- counter check,
- disability check,
- discovered check,
- dogstooth check,
- double check,
- health check,
- houndstooth check,
- medicare check,
- parity check,
- parity checking,
- payroll check,
- personal check,
- poke check,
- rain check,
- reality check,
- redundancy check,
- retirement check,
- spot check,
- traveler's check,
- traveller's check,
- treasurer's check,
- check overdraft credit,
- check-out procedure,
- cross-check,
- cyclic redundancy check,
- double-check,
- spot-check,
- dog's-tooth check,
- dogs-tooth check,
- hound's-tooth check,
- odd-even check