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Check

tʃɛk

Check definitions
verb
check checked checking checks
  1. examine (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"

    examine inspect look at look over scrutinize scan survey
    • verify or establish to one's satisfaction

      "phone us to check the availability of your chosen holiday"

    • verify the accuracy of something by comparing it with (something else)

      "keep your receipt to check against your statement"

    • inspect or examine thoroughly

      "I checked through my notes"

    • agree or correspond when compared
    • look at; take notice of

      "check the remix"

  2. stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable)

    "efforts were made to check the disease"

    halt stop arrest bring to a standstill cut short
    • curb or control (one's feelings or reaction)

      "he learned to check his excitement"

    • hamper or neutralize (an opponent) with one's body or stick
    • provide a means of preventing

      "processes to check against deterioration in the quality of the data held"

  3. (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"

    • deposit (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"

  4. mark 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"

  5. move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king)

    "he moves his knight to check my king again"

  6. (in poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead
  7. (of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent
    • (of a trained hawk) abandon the intended quarry and fly after other prey
noun
check checks
  1. an examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition

    "a campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances"

    examination inspection scrutiny scrutinization check-up perusal study investigation probe dissection analysis assessment inquiry
  2. a stopping or slowing of progress

    "there was no check to the expansion of the market"

    • a means of control or restraint

      "a permanent check upon the growth or abuse of central authority"

    • an act of hampering or neutralizing an opponent with one's body or stick
    • a temporary loss of the scent in hunting
    • the movement made by a hawk when it abandons its intended quarry and pursues other prey
  3. a move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent's king and by which the king may be checkmated
  4. a token of identification for left luggage
  5. a counter used as a stake in a gambling game
  6. a part of a piano which catches the hammer and prevents it retouching the strings
  7. a crack or flaw in timber
interjection
  1. expressing assent or agreement
  2. used by a chess player to announce that the opponent's king has been placed in check