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check
- pronunciation:
- chek
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, interjection
- phrases:
- check in
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an assessment or search to make sure something is correct or in order.
- synonyms:
- examination, inspection, test
- similar words:
- checkout, investigation, perusal, probe, scrutiny, trial
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| definition 2: |
written instructions, usu. on a printed form, to a bank to pay money from an account.
- similar words:
- certificate, draft, scrip, voucher
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| definition 3: |
a bill for food and drink at a bar or restaurant.
- synonyms:
- chit, tab
- similar words:
- bill
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| definition 4: |
a design composed of squares, usu. of alternating colors, or one of the squares in such a design.
- synonyms:
- square
- similar words:
- hound's-tooth check, plaid, tartan
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| definition 5: |
a sudden or abrupt halt.
- synonyms:
- halt
- similar words:
- arrest, cessation, standstill, stay, stoppage
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| definition 6: |
something that restrains or limits.
- synonyms:
- bridle, curb, damper, rein, restraint
- similar words:
- bit, boundary, brake, confines, constraint, control, damp, guidance, leash, limit, limitation, manacle, rebuff, restriction, trammel
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| definition 7: |
in chess, the situation in which the king is under attack by an opponent's piece.
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| related words: |
account, balk, barrier, bond, bound, cease, chain, charge, credit, drawback, fixation, handicap, hitch, muzzle, nerve, obstacle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
checked, checking, checks |
| definition 1: |
to look over for correctness; examine carefully; verify.
- synonyms:
- inspect
- similar words:
- confirm, examine, investigate, overlook, probe, proof, scrutinize, test, verify
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| definition 2: |
to put under someone's care temporarily.
Check your baggage at the front desk.- synonyms:
- consign, entrust, hand over
- similar words:
- commend, commit, deliver, leave
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| definition 3: |
to cause to halt suddenly.
- synonyms:
- halt
- antonyms:
- accelerate, release
- similar words:
- arrest, balk, brake, control, end, leash, nip, rein in, stall, stay, stem, stifle, stop, throttle
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| definition 4: |
to mark with a checkerboard pattern.
- similar words:
- pattern
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| definition 5: |
to put a verifying mark next to (often fol. by off).
Please check off every item on the list.- similar words:
- cross off, mark, query
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| definition 6: |
in chess, to move one's piece so as to put (an opponent's king) under attack.
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| related words: |
abort, baffle, bind, break, cease, choke, combat, consult, contain, curb, deaden, dwarf, frustrate, govern, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, inspect, keep, kill, monitor, prohibit, repress, restrain, slow, still, stunt, subdue, suppress, suspend, tether, track, withhold |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make an inquiry for the purpose of obtaining verification.
- synonyms:
- inquire
- similar words:
- ask, investigate, probe, question, snoop
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| definition 2: |
to turn out to be correct (often fol. by out).
- synonyms:
- add up, jibe
- similar words:
- accord, agree, concur, correspond, tally
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| definition 3: |
to suddenly stop.
- synonyms:
- freeze, halt
- antonyms:
- accelerate
- similar words:
- brake, break, end, stop
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| definition 4: |
in chess, to move a piece so as to put an opponent's king under attack.
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| related words: |
abort, cease, consult, halt, hinder |
| phrase: |
check in |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
in chess, used to announce the fact that the king of one's opponent is under attack.
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| derivation: |
checkless (adj.) |
The words check and Czech sound alike but have different meanings.
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