Check Definition

chĕk
checked, checking, checks
noun
checks
A sudden stop; abrupt halt.
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A test, comparison, examination, etc. to determine if something is as it should be.
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A check mark.
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A person or thing that restrains or controls.
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A standard or sample used in making such a determination.
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interjection
Agreed; I understand; right; OK.
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Used to signify that one's opponent's king is in check.
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Used to express agreement or understanding.
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verb
checked, checking, checks
To agree with one another, item for item.
The accounts check.
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To investigate in order to determine the condition, validity, etc. of something.
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To verify by consulting a source or authority.
Checked her facts before speaking; check a spelling in the dictionary.
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To rebuff, repulse, or rebuke.
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To hold back; restrain; control.
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adjective
Used to check or verify.
A check experiment.
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Having a crisscross pattern; checked.
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abbreviation
Abbr. Not sufficient funds check. A check that a drawee bank may not pay because the drawer has insufficient funds on deposit to cover it when it is presented for payment. See also check kiting.
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idiom
check in
  • to register at a hotel, convention, etc.
  • to report, as by presenting oneself

    check in at the office

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check off
  • to mark as verified, examined, etc.
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check out
  • to settle one's bill and leave a hotel, hospital, etc.
  • to add up the prices of purchases and collect the total
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check up on
  • to examine the record, character, actions, etc. of; investigate
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in check
  • in restraint; under control
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Other Word Forms of Check

Noun

Singular:
check
Plural:
checks

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Check

Origin of Check

  • Middle English chek check in chess from Old French eschec from Arabic šāh from Persian king, check shah

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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