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checks, 3rd person singular present; checked, past participle; checked, past tense; checking, present participle;
  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
    • - a simple blood test to check for anemia
  2. Verify or establish to one's satisfaction
    • - check the expiration date on your passport
    • - she glanced over her shoulder to check that the door was shut
  3. Examine with a view to rectifying any fault or problem discovered
    • - check the oil and fluid levels again
  4. Verify the accuracy of something by comparing it with (something else)
    • - keep your receipt to check against your statement
  5. Agree or correspond when compared

  6. Stop or slow down the progress of (something undesirable)
    • - efforts were made to check the disease
  7. Curb or restrain (a feeling or emotion)
    • - he learned to check his excitement
  8. Master an involuntary reaction
    • - Chris took one step backward then checked himself
  9. Hamper or neutralize (an opponent) with one's body or stick

  10. Provide a means of preventing
    • - processes to check against deterioration in the quality of the data held
  11. (of a hound) Pause to make sure of or regain a scent

  12. (of a trained hawk) Abandon the intended quarry and fly after other prey

  13. Move a piece or pawn so that (the opposing king) is under attack

  14. (in poker) Choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing the action to move to another player

Noun
  1. A pattern of small squares
    • - a fine black-and-white check
  2. A garment or fabric with such a pattern

  1. (check) a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
  2. (check) examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
  3. (check) assay: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
  4. (check) see: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
  5. (check) the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
  6. (check) arrest: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
  7. "The Checks" is the 141st episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 7th episode for the 8th season. It aired on November 7, 1996.
  8. The Checks are a New Zealand rock band formed in 2002 that are well known for their brand of blues-driven and high-energy rock, similar to contemporaries such as The Hives and fellow New Zealanders The Datsuns, and are at the forefront of the North Shore/Devonport sound, along with Brain Slaves, ...
  9. (A Check) Aircraft maintenance checks are periodic checks that have to be done on all aircraft after a certain amount of time or usage. ...
  10. (Check (chess)) In games such as chess, shogi, and xiangqi, a check is an immediate threat to capture the king (or general in xiangqi). A king so threatened is said to be in check. In the following move, the player whose king is in check must get their king out of check, if it is possible. ...
  11. (Check (fabric)) A check is a pattern consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical bands in two or more colours in woven cloth. Checks are traditionally associated with the with Celtic countries, especially Scotland where woven dyed wool was, at one time, a principal cloth. ...
  12. (Check (ice hockey)) Checking in ice hockey is any one of a number of defensive techniques in which a player uses their body or stick. It is usually not a penalty.
  13. (check) An inspection or examination; A control; a limit or stop; A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK); An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada); A bill, particularly in a restaurant; The situation in ...
  14. (Check) Any document created for the purpose of transferring a given amount and written against an account maintained by a financial institution.  Includes business checks, drafts, government checks, and personal checks.
  15. (Check) Crack in a die impression‚ generally due to forging pressure and/or excessive die temperature. Die blocks too hard for the depth of the die impression have a tendency to check or develop cracks in impression corners.
  16. (Check) If there is no bet on the table and you do not wish to place a bet, that action is termed a check.  You may only check when there are no pending bets.
  17. (Check) When it's a player's turn to act and there has been no action in front of them and he opts not to bet, he “checks.”
  18. (Check) a method of payment in which money is drawn from an account.
  19. (Check) to restrain, hinder, or repress an opponent from taking action. This is accomplished by pressing, pinning, or hugging an opponent usually at the joints so that it minimizes his leverage and nullifies his actions.
  20. (Check) If there has been no betting before you in a betting round, you may check, which is like calling a bet of $0, or passing your turn.
  21. (Check (or Pass)) Neither betting nor folding when play comes to you. You can only check when you’re first to act or placing a bet.
  22. A check describes the action of the golf ball as it stops rolling because of the amount of backspin on it.
  23. (Check) A written transfer of money from a bank account, used in place of cash.
  24. (CHECK) To waive the right to initiate the betting in a round, but to retain the right to act if another player initiates the betting.
  25. (Check) (1) To not bet, with the option to call or raise later in the betting round. Equivalent to betting zero dollars. (2) Another word for chip, as in poker chip.