check
An inspection or examination.
A control; a limit or stop.
(chess noun) (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
(Q80042) (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
(bill-especially-restaurant-bill) (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
(sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
(token representing value) A token used instead of cash in various contexts, including sign-out of company property or collection of rations (''dated''), in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
A mark, certificate{{,}} or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
(falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. {{century|15}}
A small chink or crack.
(gaming) In randomizers, a possible place where an item may be.
(to inspect) To inspect; to examine.
To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
(often used with “off”) To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
(to limit) To control, limit, or halt.
To scold or rebuke someone.
To verify or compare with a source of information.
(safekeeping) To leave in safekeeping.
To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
(nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
(with at) To make a stop; to pause.
(obsolete) To clash or interfere.
To act as a curb or restraint.
(falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper (id=wild animals hunted for food), and fly after other birds.
To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
(gaming) In randomizers, to go to and collect a possible place where an item may be.
An expression showing that a requirement has been satisfied.
An expression that indicates that the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).
(in the plural) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
To mark with a check pattern.
(possibly only as a printing error) (Checky, i.e. chequy).
(Pakistan) (window blind or door screen).
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