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check1 /tʃɛk /verb [with object]1Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something: customs officers have the right to check all luggage [no object]: a simple blood test to check for anaemia...- Dermatologists often check the mouth to determine a skin diagnosis or detect sexually transmitted diseases.
- It is a good idea to have your contractor or consultant check the health and quality of the trees when they arrive on site.
- He is alert, listens carefully to question after question and scans his answers as if to check them for accuracy.
Synonyms examine, inspect, look at, look over, scrutinize, scan, survey; study, investigate, research, probe, dissect, explore, look into, enquire into, go into, go over with a fine-tooth comb; check out, test, monitor, review informal give something a/the once-over, give something a look-see, give something a going-over 1.1Verify or establish to one’s satisfaction: phone us to check the availability of your chosen holiday [with clause]: she glanced over her shoulder to check that the door was shut...- His raids followed the pattern of ringing the door bell to check no-one was home, then going around to the back of the property and forcing a window.
- He checked a clock next to the bed. 3: 23.
- She checked the hallway and determined it was empty.
Synonyms make sure, confirm, verify, corroborate, validate, substantiate 1.2 ( check something against) Verify the accuracy of something by comparing it with (something else): keep your receipt to check against your statement...- The information is checked against databases to verify documents and flag names that appear on terrorist or law enforcement watch lists.
- Keep your receipts to check against your monthly statements so that you can report any transactions you don't recognise;
- Historical facts cannot be verified, but only checked against other subjective accounts.
1.3 [no object] Agree or correspond when compared.If there's finger-prints on it, and yours don't check, that'll let you out. 1.4 informal Look at; take notice of: check the remix...- Also, do you reply to the e-mails directly or should I periodically check the website?
- Jason once again reminds me why it's worth checking his site every day.
- Azalea even checks the news sites right then.
Synonyms look at, observe, survey, gaze at, regard, inspect, contemplate; take note of informal have a gander at, have a squint at, get a load of British informal take a dekko at, have a butcher's at, take a shufti at, clock North American informal eyeball 2Stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable): efforts were made to check the disease...- Seafarers believe that the Government has to take drastic steps to check the flow of workers from Indian ships to foreign vessels.
- There is no one who can stop or check the world's only superpower.
- He wanted to check the bleeding, but he knew better than to stop applying pressure.
Synonyms halt, stop, arrest, bring to a standstill, cut short; bar, obstruct, hamper, impede, inhibit, frustrate, foil, thwart, stand in the way of, prevent, curb, block, stall, hold up, interfere with, retard, delay, slow down, brake, put a brake on; stem, staunch archaic stay 2.1Curb or control (one’s feelings or reaction): he learned to check his excitement...- Athene intervenes to check his urge to kill Agamemnon on the spot, and he withdraws in a sulk from the fighting.
- Kate licked her lips and tried to check her anger.
- Marcus remained silent while his temple pulsed and he checked his anger.
Synonyms suppress, repress, restrain, contain, control, curb, rein in, bridle, smother, muffle, stifle, keep in check, hold back, swallow, choke back, fight back, bite back, bottle up informal nip in the bud, keep a lid on 2.2 Ice Hockey Hamper or neutralize (an opponent) with one’s body or stick.And free-agent pickup Mike Sillinger will check the opponent's top line like nobody's business....- For some reason, I always had good luck checking Richard.
- Someone had checked me into the boards during our Finals series with the Edmonton Oilers.
2.3 [no object] ( check against) Provide a means of preventing: processes to check against deterioration in the quality of the data held...- In order to check against any kind of bias in the ICT's methodology, I asked their researcher to apply it to a more recent and highly publicized incident.
- To check against effects of antibiotics on egg hatch rate, the compatibility of males from uninfected lines with infected and uninfected females was tested.
- He has been at pains to assure a sceptical public of various other safeguards to check against the rampant abuses of the disinvestment process.
3North American (Of a passenger) consign (baggage) to the care of the transport provider with whom they are travelling: I checked my bag and got my boarding pass...- Althea had checked her two bags, but she took her three tennis rackets with her.
- You can use a credit card to get your boarding pass if you haven't gotten it online and then you can proceed directly to the gate or to the security line, cutting down that whole length of time you got to stand there and check your bags and stuff.
- To make standing in long lines more palatable, the airport will bring in local bands to entertain passengers in the evenings of Dec. 6 - 24 while they wait to check luggage or wind their way through security.
3.1Deposit (a coat, bag, or other item) for temporary safekeeping in the cloakroom of a restaurant, theatre, etc. the drinks weren’t expensive and there’s no cover charge but you do have to check your coat for $3.00...- We came inside with wet umbrellas and checked them with the coat check.
- The Ikea has a place to check your coat, and they give you fancy shopping carts.
- We decided not to check our coats.
4Mark or click on (a box) in order to select a particular option on a form, questionnaire, etc. users who want privacy should check the box that prevents your files from being shared...- Exactly what did you think you were doing when you checked the box next to Liberal?
- Checking the box will invert the colours of web pages, making them much easier on the eyes.
- Pick your provider, type in your domain name and credentials, then check the Enable box in the upper-right corner.
5 Chess Move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king): he moves his knight to check my king again...- Remember: when you check a King with your Rook, you always like to have as much distance between your Rook and the enemy King as possible.
- The best way is to check your opponent's King with the obstructing piece, which forces a response.
- If you intend to check the enemy King, try to put as much distance between your Rook and his King as possible.
6 [no object] (In poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead.Each player may check, bet, call, or raise as usual, staking the required amount for each card they hold....- If the first player checks, the next player can bet or check, and so on clockwise around the table.
- Successful players also know that it can be a big mistake to bet when two or three players have checked.
7 [no object] (Of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent.At last they struck upon the scent of the blood, and they checked for a moment to make sure. 7.1(Of a trained hawk) abandon the intended quarry and fly after other prey. noun1An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition: a campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances a health check...- Tests and quality checks must be carried out before the satellite can be used, but the launch will be on schedule, he said.
- The mark is only awarded to organisations that pass regular quality checks.
- We would recommend that all elderly drivers have regular health checks.
Synonyms examination, inspection, scrutiny, scrutinization, check-up, perusal, study, investigation, probe, dissection, analysis, assessment, enquiry; test, trial, assay, monitoring informal once-over, going-over, look-see rare anatomization 2A stopping or slowing of progress: there was no check to the expansion of the market...- The check to expansion is sharp and is intensified by the excesses inevitably associated with periods of over-rapid expansion.
- The first serious check to the spread of Arabic took place in the ninth century.
- He shows that a slab of the oceanic lithosphere beneath the west coast of America is sinking, almost without check, through the Earth's upper mantle and down into the lower mantle.
2.1A means of control or restraint: a permanent check upon the growth or abuse of central authority...- I fully agree with you, though, that the unelected Eurocrats in Brussels need to be subject to democratic checks and controls sooner rather than later!
- The reason there are prosecutions proceeding is that the statutory checks and controls on that situation cannot be exercised.
- The problem is the lack of checks and controls on this system.
Synonyms control, restraint, constraint, break, bridle, curb, deterrent, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, inhibition, limitation 2.2 Ice Hockey An act of hampering or neutralizing an opponent with one’s body or stick.‘You know Todd is going to finish his checks,’ says Red Wings forward Doug Brown....- In the last game he played before this season, Lindros was knocked unconscious by a flying check from the Devils' Scott Stevens.
- He always finishes his checks and you hate playing against guys like that, rather than a tough guy who just knows how to fight.
2.3A temporary loss of the scent in hunting.The stag sped six miles on end without halt or hindrance, and the hounds ran him without a check. 2.4 Falconry The movement made by a hawk when it abandons its intended quarry and pursues other prey. 3 Chess A move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent’s king and by which the king may be checkmated.A move that is neither a capture, a check nor a direct attack....- The idea of blocking checks by using the pawn as cover is a big one, and Black must do his best to avoid this pitfall.
- The idea is to use the Rook to shelter its King from upcoming checks.
4 US spelling of cheque.Responsible persons may also include those who sign checks for the gallery or who have the authority to decide how gallery funds are spent....- She used the name Lizzie only when signing checks.
- Please take a moment to write a check or phone in a contribution.
4.1North American The bill in a restaurant: let’s get the check...- Geoff looked at the check, threw some bills on the table, and taking her hand led her from the restaurant.
- We got our bill, paid the check, and made our way enthusiastically to Billy's Bakery.
- This software can analyze a restaurant's checks and produce reports on what wines are ordered with what entrées.
Synonyms bill, account, invoice, statement, list of charges, tally; amount due informal the damage North American informal tab British informal, dated shot archaic reckoning, score 5 (also baggage or luggage check) A token of identification for left luggage. 6A counter used as a stake in a gambling game.The gambling checks weren't worth anything, not until you cashed them at the casino cage....- In one whirl of frantic movement, I scooped up every single check in sight.
- There were checks on the big eight, the pass line, the come, behind the four, in the field.
7 (also check mark) North American term for tick1 (sense 1 of the noun).As she worked her way down the list, Jordan put checks by all the items that the company is already doing....- Those are all checks in the plus column, but frankly, his material was lacking.
8A part of a piano which catches the hammer and prevents it retouching the strings. 9A crack or flaw in timber.Sanded and rough sawn plywood will develop surface checks, especially when exposed to moisture and sunlight....- The second coat of penetrating stain often lasts longer since it penetrates into small surface checks which open up as wood weathers.
exclamation1 informal, chiefly North American Expressing assent or agreement.Great design
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check....- ‘Tell her I've found out all she wants to know.’ ‘Check.’
- ‘Hey, what do you say we go to get some beer’? ‘Check.’
2Used by a chess player to announce that the opponent’s king has been placed in check.McDonnell spoke no French, Annette spoke no English, and so almost the only word that passed between them in four months was ‘check’....- You do not have to announce ‘check’ when making an attack on the King.
PhrasesPhrasal verbscheck in check someone in check something in check into check something off check on check out check someone/thing out check something over check through check up on Derivativescheckable adjective ...- They would require full, checkable, references and have to undergo police, ID and qualification checks and be checked against a Government blacklist when they reached England.
- This is about true identity, being known, being checkable, being used in order to ensure we know who is in the country, what they're entitled to and whether they're up to no good.
- What I don't get is when people lie over extremely stupid, extremely minor issues that are easily checkable and only serve to make the liar look like an idiot.
OriginMiddle English (originally as used in the game of chess): the noun and exclamation from Old French eschec, from medieval Latin scaccus, via Arabic from Persian šāh 'king'; the verb from Old French eschequier 'play chess, put in check'. The sense 'stop or control' arose from the use in chess, and led (in the late 17th century) to 'examine the accuracy of'. Chess has given the word check its oldest meanings. It came into English via Old French eschec from Persian šāh ‘king’ (the origin of shah, as in the Shah of Iran), and was first used by chess players to announce that the opponent's king had been placed under attack. From there the meaning gradually broadened to ‘to stop, restrain, or control’ and ‘to examine the accuracy of’. A squared pattern is described as checked or a check (Late Middle English) because of the appearance of a chessboard. Checkmate derives from Persian šāh māt, ‘the king is dead’. Chess (Middle English) itself came into English during the 12th century from Old French eschec, or rather its plural form, esches, but probably goes back ultimately to the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. The game seems to have begun in India or China around the 6th century ad and to have been adopted in Persia, spreading to the West through the Arabs. The game was popular in medieval England. See also exchequer.
Rhymesbeck, bedeck, cheque, Chiang Kai-shek, crosscheck, Czech, deck, dreck, exec, fleck, heck, hitech, keck, lek, neck, peck, Québec, rec, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, spot-check, tec, tech, Toulouse-Lautrec, trek, wreck check2 /tʃɛk /noun1A pattern of small squares: a fine black-and-white check...- This year, ancient Italian men are wearing generously cut worsted suits, either with waistcoat or cardigan, in natural earth colours with muted checks.
- They vary from simple patterns, such as alternating checks, triangles, or diamonds, to complex combined motifs.
- Bigger checks give an illusion of volume and suit thinner men while guys with heavier build look great in stripes, smaller checks etc.
1.1A garment or fabric with a pattern of small squares: on Wednesdays he wore the small check...- Use chintz, damask and toiles along with classic stripes, checks and textured plain fabrics.
- Perhaps she likes 80s inspired punk fabrics, or checks or gingham or something else all together.
- The shirt range consists of solids in twills, poplins, structures, linens and checks.
adjective [attributive]Having a checked pattern: a blue check T-shirt...- But there's something youthful about him and it isn't just his Beatle cut and jazzy check shirt.
- A short grey check umbrella was lost from a bike basket on Friday, December 13.
- Mostly shot in vacant cafés with check tablecloths and the absence of daylight, this is a decidedly mixed bunch.
OriginLate Middle English: probably from chequer (sense 1 of the noun). |