check
EN[tʃɛk] [-ɛk]US
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- NomPLchecks
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- An inspection or examination.
- I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- checks and balances
- The castle moat should hold the enemy in check.
- (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
- Place a check by the things you have done.
- (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
- I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
- (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
- (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.
- A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad
- (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
- A small chink or crack.
- (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- The tablecloth had red and white checks.
- (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- VerbeSGchecksPRcheckingPT, PPchecked
- To inspect; to examine.
- Check the oil in your car once a month.
- Check whether this page has a watermark.
- To mark with a checkmark.
- Check the correct answer to each question.
- To control, limit, or halt.
- Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
- To verify or compare with a source of information.
- Check your data against known values.
- To leave in safekeeping.
- Check your hat and coat at the door.
- To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
- (street ball">basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.
- That basket doesn't count—you forgot to check!
- (contact sports) To hit another player with one's body.
- The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.
- (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
- Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked.
- (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.
- To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- The sun checks timber.
- To make a stop; to pause; with at.
- OBS To clash or interfere.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- To inspect; to examine.
- Plus d'exemples
- Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
- Next, the set of tweets was split-recoded by both coders, with one half being blind recoded by each researcher and then exchanged and checked for intercoder agreement.
- Keep checking your home and farm security – thieves never sleep and rustling small mobs of stock on lifestyle blocks is on the rise.
- Did you double check and triple check of the entire minefield before proceeding?
- Utilisé au début de la phrase
- Check us out on the Web at http://en.wiktionary.org!
- Check it out, Jimmy's over there pitching a tent to Maria's boobs.
- Check inside each file carefully to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
- Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
- The can was seized soon thereafter, and as the judge's trial got under way, an IRS lab was remoisturizing the ashes and reconstructing checks.
- I had a very long wait at the airport security check.
- Aneroid and electronic instruments, decalibrate easily and frequently and require routine accuracy checks.
- Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
Definition of check in English Dictionary
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