check > 38 senses| NOUN | 1 | check, bank check, cheque | A written order directing a bank to pay money |
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| 2 | check, assay | An appraisal of the state of affairs |
| 3 | check, chit, tab | The bill in a restaurant |
| 4 | check, arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | The state of inactivity following an interruption |
| 5 | check, confirmation, verification, substantiation | Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct |
| 6 | check, checkout, check-out procedure | The act of inspecting or verifying |
| 7 | check, check mark, tick | A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. |
| 8 | check, hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap | Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
| 9 | check, chip | A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something |
| 10 | check | A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) |
| 11 | check, bridle, curb | The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess |
| 12 | check | Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey |
| 13 | check | (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king |
| VERB | 1 | check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into | Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition |
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| 2 | check | Make an examination or investigation |
| 3 | check, see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure | Be careful or certain to do something |
| 4 | check, control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate | Lessen the intensity of |
| 5 | check | Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution |
| 6 | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick | Put a check mark on or next to |
| 7 | check, retard, delay | Slow the growth or development of |
| 8 | check, check out | Be verified or confirmed |
| 9 | check, match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | Be compatible, similar or consistent |
| 10 | check | Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey |
| 11 | check, discipline, train, condition | Train by instruction and practice |
| 12 | check | Consign for shipment on a vehicle |
| 13 | check | Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping |
| 14 | check | Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons |
| 15 | check | Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost |
| 16 | check, checker, chequer | Mark into squares or draw squares on |
| 17 | check | Decline to initiate betting |
| 18 | check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back | Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy |
| 19 | check | Place into check |
| 20 | check | Write out a check on a bank account |
| 21 | check, determine, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
| 22 | check | Verify by consulting a source or authority |
| 23 | check | Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly |
| 24 | check, chink | Make cracks or chinks in |
| 25 | check, crack, break | Become fractured |
check > noun 1, possession| Meaning | A written order directing a bank to pay money. |
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| Examples | "he paid all his bills by check" |
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| Synonyms | bank check, cheque |
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| Narrower | bad check, bad cheque; kite; kite; counter check; giro, giro cheque; paycheck, payroll check; certified check, certified cheque; personal check, personal cheque; cashier's check, treasurer's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's cheque; blank check, blank cheque; medicare check, medicare payment |
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| Broader | draft, bill of exchange, order of payment |
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| Verbs | check |
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check > verb 1, cognition| Meaning | Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | The men check the area for animals; The men check for animals in the area |
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| Examples | "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
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| Synonyms | check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into |
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| Narrower | watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on |
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| Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas |
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| Similar to | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick |
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| Nouns | check; checker; check |
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check > verb 3, cognition| Meaning | Be careful or certain to do something. Make certain of something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure |
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| Narrower | proofread, proof; control; double-check; cross-check; cinch; card; spot-check; cover |
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| Broader | verify |
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| Similar to | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick; check; determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn; control, verify |
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| Nouns | check; check |
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check > verb 4, social| Meaning | Lessen the intensity of. Temper. Hold in restraint. Hold or keep within limits. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate |
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| Narrower | restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle; suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb; damp; mortify, subdue, cricify; deny, abnegate; restrict; train; catch; bate; thermostat; countercheck, counteract |
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| Broader | restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back |
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| Nouns | check |
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check > verb 6, cognition| Meaning | Put a check mark on or next to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Examples | "Please check each name on the list" |
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| Synonyms | check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick |
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| Narrower | receipt |
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| Broader | verify |
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| Similar to | check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into; see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure |
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| Nouns | check |
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check > verb 9, stative| Meaning | Be compatible, similar or consistent. Coincide in their characteristics. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
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| Examples | "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check" |
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| Synonyms | match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree |
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| Narrower | consist; look; answer; coincide; align; correlate; parallel; twin, duplicate, parallel; square; corroborate, underpin, bear out, support; resemble; meet, fit, conform to; homologize; befit, suit, beseem; harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree; pattern; adhere; rhyme, rime |
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| Broader | equal, be |
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| Contrary | disagree, disaccord, discord |
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| Similar to | check, check out; harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree |
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check > verb 21, communication| Meaning | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
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| Model | They check whether there was a traffic accident |
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| Examples | "Check whether the train leaves on time" |
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| Synonyms | determine, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn |
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| Narrower | test |
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| Similar to | see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure; determine, find, find out, ascertain |
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| Nouns | check |
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