Dictionary Definition
check
Noun
1 a written order directing a bank to pay money;
"he paid all his bills by check" [syn: bank check,
cheque]
2 an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they
made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under
stress" [syn: assay]
4 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" [syn: arrest,
halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage]
5 additional proof that something that was
believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils
provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn:
confirmation,
verification,
substantiation]
6 the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made
a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out
procedure" [syn: checkout, check-out
procedure]
7 a mark indicating that something has been noted
or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by
each student's name" [syn: check mark,
tick]
8 something immaterial that interferes with or
delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap]
9 a mark left after a small piece has been
chopped or broken off of something [syn: chip]
10 a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines
(resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
11 the act of restraining power or action or
limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
[syn: bridle, curb]
12 obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
13 (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's
king
Verb
1 examine so as to determine accuracy, quality,
or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn:
check
up on, look into,
check
out, suss out,
check
over, go
over, check
into]
2 make an examination or investigation; "check
into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
3 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" [syn: see, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
4 lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in
restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol
intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your
anger" [syn: control,
hold in,
hold, contain, curb, moderate]
5 stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or
caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
6 put a check mark on or next to; "Please check
each name on the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: check off,
mark, mark off,
tick
off, tick]
7 slow the growth or development of; "The brain
damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: retard, delay]
8 be verified or confirmed; pass inspection;
"These stories don't check!" [syn: check
out]
9 be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide
in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check";
"The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn:
match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disagree]
10 block or impede (a player from the opposing
team) in ice hockey
11 train by instruction and practice; especially
to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children";
"Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, condition]
12 consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your
luggage before boarding"
13 hand over something to somebody as for
temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"
14 abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an
inferior prey, of falcons
15 stop in a chase especially when scent is lost;
"The dog checked"
17 decline to initiate betting
18 hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check
the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check
the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: turn back,
arrest, stop, contain, hold
back]
19 place into check; "He checked my kings"
20 write out a check on a bank account
21 find out, learn, or determine with certainty,
usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see
whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn:
determine, find out,
see, ascertain, watch, learn]
22 verify by consulting a source or authority;
"check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
23 arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He
checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
24 make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked
the paint" [syn: chink]
25 become fractured; break or crack on the
surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, break]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- , /tʃɛk/, /tSEk/
- Rhymes with: -ɛk
Noun
- (US) an order to a bank to pay money to a named person or
entity
- I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
- Spelling variant: cheque
- (US) a mark like a v or
sometimes x used as an indicator. Equivalent of a (UK) tick; also,
a checkmark:
√
- Place a check by the things you have done.
- (usually plural) a pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating
colors; a checkered
pattern
- The tablecloth had red and white checks.
- a bill, particularly at
a restaurant
- I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
- a control; a
limit or stop
- checks and balances
- an inspection;
examination
- I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
- The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece.
- a maneuver performed by an player to take another player out of
the play
- The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck
Translations
a note promising to pay money to a named person
or entity
- Breton: chekenn
- Czech: šek
- Dutch: cheque
- Esperanto: ĉeko
- Finnish: sekki, shekki
- French: chèque, vérification, contrôle
- German: Scheck
- Hebrew: , ,
- Indonesian: cek
- Italian: assegno
- Kurdish: çek
- Persian: (chek)
- Polish: czek
- Portuguese: cheque
- Russian: чек (ček)
- Slovak: šek
- Slovene: ček
- Spanish: cheque
- Swedish: check
a mark like a v or sometimes x used as an
indicator
- Finnish: tarkistusmerkki, pukki
- German: Marke , Markierung
- Hebrew: , (literally: a mark)
- Indonesian: conteng (v-mark), silang (x-mark)
- Italian: segno (di spunta)
- Polish: znaczek , parafka
- Portuguese: marca, (Brazil) tique.
- Russian: галочка (gáločka)
- Spanish: marca de cotejo
- Swedish: bock
a checkered pattern
- Finnish: ruutukuvio (singular)
- German: Karo
- Indonesian: kotak
- Italian: scacco , quadretto
- Polish: kratka
- Portuguese: xadrez
- Russian: клетка
- Spanish: patrón cuadriculado
- Swedish: ruta
a bill, particularly at a restaurant
a control, limit or stop
an inspection or examination
- Finnish: tarkastus, tutkimus
- German: Kontrolle, Untersuchung, Überwachung
- Hebrew:
- Indonesian: pemeriksaan
- Italian: controllo, verifica
- Polish: sprawdzenie
- Portuguese: inspeção , exame
- Russian: проверка (prov'érka)
- Spanish: verificación, inspección, cotejo, examen
- Swedish: kontroll , koll
chess: when the king is directly threatened by
an enemy piece
- Czech: šach
- Dutch: schaak
- Estonian: tuli
- Finnish: shakki, šakki
- French: échec
- German: Schach
- Hebrew:
- Indonesian: skak
- Italian: scacco
- Polish: szach
- Portuguese: xeque
- Romanian: şah
- Russian: шах
- Slovak: šach
- Slovene: šah
- Spanish: jaque
- Swedish: schack
Verb
- to inspect; to
examine
- Check the oil in your car once a month.
- Check whether this page has a watermark.
- Check the oil in your car once a month.
- to mark with a checkmark
- Check the correct answer to each question.
- to control, limit, or halt
- Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
- to verify or compare with a source of information
- Check your data against known values.
- to leave in safekeeping
- Check your hat and coat at the door.
- to leave with shipping agent for shipping
- Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
- to physically remove a person from play
- The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck
- to remain in the hand without betting, only legal if no one
has yet bet.
- Tom did not think he could win, so he checked.
Translations
to inspect, examine
- Finnish: tarkistaa, tutkia
- French: vérifier
- German: überprüfen
- Hebrew:
- Indonesian: periksa
- Italian: controllare
- Polish: sprawdzić
- Portuguese: checar, inspecionar, examinar
- Spanish: inspeccionar, examinar
- Swedish: kontrollera, kolla
to mark with a checkmark
- Finnish: merkitä, rastittaa
- German: abzeichnen, markieren
- Hebrew: , (literally: to make a 'v)
- Indonesian: conteng
- Polish: odfajkować
- Portuguese (Brazil): ticar
- Spanish: cotejar
- Swedish: markera, bocka av
to control, limit, or halt
- Finnish: hillitä
- Indonesian: kendali, kontrol
- Polish: skontrolować
- Portuguese: controlar, limitar
- Spanish: controlar, limitar, contener
- Swedish: kontrollera
to verify or compare with a source of
information
- Finnish: tarkistaa
- German: abgleichen
- Hebrew: ,
- Polish: sprawdzić
- Portuguese: checar, verificar
- Spanish: verificar, comparar
- Swedish: kontrollera
to leave in safekeeping
to leave with shipping agent for shipping
- Spanish: facturar, depositar
Related terms
- checkbook
- checker
- checkers
- checkered
- checkin
- checkmate
- checkout
- checkup
- recheck
- unchecked
- check in
- check it out
- check out
- check up on
- checking account
- checks and balances
- bad check
- body check
- bounce a check
- cross-check
- discovered check
- double check
- double-check (Note: completely separate from double check in the chess sense)
- hot check
- kite a check
- rain check
- reality check
- revealed check
- shoulder check
Swedish
Noun
checkExtensive Definition
Check may refer to:
- Cheque (U.S. English: check), an order for transfer of money
- Bill (payment) in U.S. English
- Rain check, an agreement to supply a customer in future an item that a merchant has run out of
- Checking (ice hockey), the act of physically keeping an opponent restrained
- Check (fabric), a woven fabric having a repeating pattern of colors.
- Check (unit testing framework), a unit testing framework for C programs
- Tick (checkmark), a mark used for verification or notation
- Check box, a type of widget in computing
- Tartan, a checked pattern in fabric and weaving
- A small crack in the glass, also known as a check, in the glass container industry
- CHECK Scheme, a penetration testing certification run by CESG
In games:
- Check (chess), a threat to capture the king or general
- Cross-check, in chess, a check played in reply to a check
- Poker chip, less commonly referred to as a check
- Check, declining to bet in a game of poker
See also:
check in German: Check
check in Japanese: チェック
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
CD,
IOU, MO, X, a reckoning of, abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, acceptance, acceptance bill,
accord, account, account of, agree, allophone, alveolar, answer to, aperture, apico-alveolar,
apico-dental, arrest,
arrestation,
arrestment, arrive, arroyo, articulation, ascertainment, aspiration, assent, assimilation, assort with,
assurance, audit, authenticate, authentication, autopsy, backpedal, backset, backwater, baffle, bafflement, baggage check,
balance, balance the
books, balk, balking, band, bank acceptance, bank check,
bar, bark, barometer, be consistent, be
of one, be uniform with, bearing rein, beat off, bell, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, bilabial, bill, bill of account, bill of
draft, bill of exchange, bill of lading, billhead, birthmark, bit, blackhead, blank check,
blaze, blaze a trail,
bleb, blemish, blister, block, blockage, blocking, bloody, blotch, book stamp, bookplate, bottle up, box
canyon, box up, brake,
brand, breach, break, bridle, bring to, bring up short,
broaching, broad
arrow, bulla, burn, burst, bust, cachet, cacuminal, cage, caging, canon, canvass, canyon, caste mark, cavity, cease, cerebral, certificate, certificate of
deposit, certification, certified
check, cessation,
chafe, chain, chalk, chalk up, chap, charges, chasm, check, check and doublecheck,
check in, check of, check off, check out, check over, check up on,
checkbook, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, checking, checkmark, checkmate, checkrein, checkup, cheque, chessboard, chime, chimney, chink, chip, chit, chock, cicatrix, cicatrize, circumvent, claw, clearing, cleave, cleft, cleuch, clip the wings, clog, clogging, cloister, closing up, closure, clough, cohere, coincide, col, collate, collation, colophon, colors in patches,
comedo, comedown, commercial paper,
comparative scrutiny, compare, concur, concussion, confine, confinement, confirm, confirmation, conform, conform with, confounding, confusion, consist with,
consonant, constrain, constraint, constriction, contain, continuant, control, cool, cool off, cooling, cooling down, cooling
off, coop, coop in, coop
up, cooperate, cork
up, correspond,
corroborate,
corroboration,
coulee, couloir, count of, counter, countercheck, counterfoil, countermark, coupon, crack, crackle, cramp, cranny, crater, craze, crazy-work, crevasse, crevice, crib, criterion, croak, cross-check, curb, curb bit, curtail, curtailment, cut, cut apart, cut short, cutoff, cwm, dam, dam up, damage, damp, dampen, damper, dapple, dash, dead stop, deadlock, debenture, decelerate, deceleration, deface, defacement, defeat, defect, defile, define, deform, deformation, deformity, degree, delay, delimit, dell, demand bill, demand draft,
demarcate, demonstrate, dental, depart, descent, desist, detain, detainment, detention, determination, determine, dike, diphthong, disclosure, discolor, discoloration, discomfiture, disconcertion, discontinuance, discontinuation,
discontinue,
discontinuity,
discover, disfiguration, disfigure, disfigurement, dissimilation, distort, distortion, ditch, docket, dompt, donga, doorstop, dot, double-check, dovetail, down, draft, drag, drag sail, draw, draw rein, drift anchor,
drift sail, drive back, drogue, due bill, dun, earmark, ease off, ease up,
ease-off, ease-up, encage, enclose, end, endgame, ending, engrave, engraving, enjoin, ensuring, epenthetic vowel,
establishment,
examination,
examine, excavation, exchequer bill,
exfoliate, explore, explosive, fall in together,
fault, fence in, fend, fend off, fenestra, fetter, final whistle, find out,
fissure, fistula, fit, fit together, fixation, flagging, flake, flash burn, flaw, fleck, flick, flume, foil, foiling, fontanel, foot-dragging,
foramen, fracture, fray, frazzle, freckle, freeze, fret, frustrate, frustration, full stop,
furrow, gall, gap, gape, gash, gat, gauge, give an examination,
glide, glottal, glottalization, go, go over, go together, go with,
gorge, govern, government mark,
government stamp, graduated scale, graving, grinding halt, groove, guard, gulch, gulf, gully, gun, guttural, hack, hallmark, halt, hamper, hampering, hang together,
harlequin, harmonize, hat check, hatch, hem in, hemangioma, hesitation, hiatus, hickey, hinder, hindering, hindrance, hit, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold
down, hold fast, hold in, hold in check, hold in custody, hold in
leash, hold in restraint, hold off, hold together, hold up,
holdback, holdup, hole, hollow, hurt, immure, impede, impediment, impound, impoundment, impress, imprint, incise, incision, inhibit, inhibition, injunction, injure, injury, inlet, inspect, inspection, intercept, interdict, interfere, interference, interlock, intermeddle, interrupt, interruption, intersect, interval, intervene, inventory, investigate, invoice, iris, itemized bill, jibe, joint, jot, keep, keep at bay, keep back, keep
from, keep in, keep in check, keep in custody, keep in detention,
keep off, keep under control, keloid, kick the bucket, kink, kloof, label, labial, labialization, labiodental, labiovelar, lacerate, laceration, lacuna, lag, laryngeal, lateral, lay under restraint,
laying open, leak, leave, legal restraint, lentigo, lesion, let, let down, let up, letdown, letter of credit,
letterhead, letup, limit, limitation, line, lingual, liquid, lock, lockout, lockup, logo, logotype, look at, look into,
look over, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, macula, maculate, maim, make a mark, make late, make
mincemeat of, make sure of, manifest, manner of
articulation, mar, marble, marbleize, mark, mark off, mark out, marking, marquetry, martingale, masthead, match, maul, measure, meddle, mesh, mew, mew up, milium, minus acceleration,
moat, model, moderate, modification, mole, money order, monitor, monophthong, monopoly, morphophoneme, mortal
wound, mosaic, motley, mottle, mute, mutilate, mutilation, nasal, needle scar, negativism, negotiable
instrument, nevus,
nick, norm, notch, note, note of hand, nuisance value,
nullah, observe, obstruct, obstruction, obstructionism, occlusion, occlusive, open, opening, opening up, oppose, opposition, orifice, outlet, overhaul, overlap, overlook, painstakingly match,
palatal, paper, parallel, parameter, parasitic vowel,
parquet, parquetry, parry, pass, pass muster, pass over, pass
under review, passage,
passageway, patch, patchwork, pattern, pause, peak, peer at, pelham, pen, pen up, pencil, penning, pepper, peruse, pharyngeal, pharyngealization,
phone, phoneme, physical, physical examination,
pierce, pimple, pit, plaid, plate, plosive, pock, pockmark, point, polka dot, polychrome, polychromize, pore, pore over, port-wine mark,
port-wine stain, postal order, postmortem, pound, preclude, prevent, price tag, prick, print, probe, prohibit, prohibition, promissory
note, protection,
protectionism,
protective tariff, prothetic vowel, prove, pull, pull in, pull up, punch, punctuate, puncture, push back, pustule, put back, put paid to,
quantity, rail in,
rainbow, rationing, ravine, reading, readout, reassurance, reassurement, rebuff, receipt, recheck, reckoning, reef, register, register with,
registered trademark, rein,
rein in, relax, remora, rend, rent, repel, report, repress, repression, repulse, research, resist, resistance, respond to,
restrain, restraint, restraint of trade,
restrict, restriction, retard, retardation, retardment, retrench, retrenchment, retroflex, reversal, reverse, reverse of fortune,
review, riddle, rift, rime, rip, rive, rout, rule, run, run over, running head, running
title, rupture, savage, scab, scald, scale, scan, scar, scarification, scarify, scissure, scorch, score, scotch, scrape, scratch, scratching, scrip, scrutinize, scrutiny, scuff, sea anchor, seal, seal up, seam, sebaceous cyst, second-degree
burn, segmental phoneme, self-control, semivowel, set an examination,
set back, setback,
severe check, shackle,
shut in, shut up, sight bill, sight draft, sigil, sign in, sign on, signet, sing in chorus, sit-down
strike, size, size up,
skin, slack off, slack up,
slack-up, slacken,
slackening, slash, slit, slot, slow, slow down, slow up, slowdown, slowing, slowing down, slowup, slug, snaffle, snap, snub, sonant, sonority, sore, sort with, space, spangle, speck, speckle, speech sound, splash, split, splotch, spoke, spot, spot check, sprain, sprinkle, square, square with, squeeze, stab, stab wound, stain, stalemate, stall, stamp, stand, stand together, standard, standoff, standstill, statement, stave off, stay, stem, stem the tide, stick, sticker, stigma, stigmatize, stipple, stoma, stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop
short, stoppage,
stopping, strain, straiten, stranglehold, strawberry
mark, streak, striate, stricture, strike, stripe, stub, stud, study, sty, substantiate, substantiation, suppress, suppression, surcease, surd, survey, suspension, syllabic nucleus,
syllabic peak, syllable, tab, tabs of, tag, take in sail, take stock, take
stock of, take the measure, tally, tally of, tariff wall,
tartan, tattoo, tattoo mark, tear, tessellate, tessellation, tesserae, test, third-degree burn, thought
control, throttle down, throwback, throwing open,
thwart, thwarting, tick, tick off, ticket, time bill, time draft,
title page, tittle,
token, trace, track, track of, trade acceptance,
trade name, trademark,
trademark name, trammel,
transition sound, trauma,
traumatize, treasury
bill, trench, triphthong, triple-check,
try, turn aside, twist, type, uncorking, underline, underscore, unstopping, upset, validate, validation, valley, value, variegate, variegated pattern,
velar, verification, verify, verruca, vesicle, vocable, vocalic, vocoid, voice, voiced sound, voiceless
sound, voicing, void, voucher, vowel, wadi, wale, walkout, wall in, ward off,
warp, warrant, wart, watermark, weal, welt, wen, whitehead, withhold, work stoppage,
wound, wounds immedicable,
wrench, yardstick, yawn