Definitions For Check

noun

• The act of inspecting or verifying
• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
• Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
• The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
• A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
• A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
• Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
• An appraisal of the state of affairs
• Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
• The bill in a restaurant
• A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
• A written order directing a bank to pay money
• The state of inactivity following an interruption
• To look at (something) carefully to find mistakes, problems, etc., or to make sure there is nothing wrong with it
• To get information by looking at something, asking about something, etc.
• To look at or in (a place) in order to find or get something or someone

verb

• Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
• Make cracks or chinks in
• Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
• Slow the growth or development of
• Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• Put a check mark on or near or next to
• Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
• Verify by consulting a source or authority
• Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
• Write out a check on a bank account
• Place into check
• Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
• Decline to initiate betting
• Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
• Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
• Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
• Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
• Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
• Consign for shipment on a vehicle
• Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
• Make an examination or investigation
• Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
• Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
• Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
• Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection