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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHECK, v.t.
1. To stop; to restrain; to hinder; to curb. It signifies to put an entire stop to motion, or to restrain its violence, and cause an abatement; to moderate.
2. To rebuke; to chide or reprove.
3. To compare any paper with its counterpart or with a cipher, with a view to ascertain its authenticity; to compare corresponding papers; to control by a counter-register.
4. In seamenship, to ease of a little of a rope, which is too stiffly extended; also, to stopper the cable.
CHECK, v.i.
1. To stop; to make a stop; with at.
The mid checks at any vigorous undertaking.
2. To clash or interfere.
I love to check with business.
3. To strike with repression.
CHECK, n.
1. A stop; hindrance; rebuff; sudden restraint, or continued restraint; curb; control; government.
2. That which stops or restrains, as reproof, reprimand, rebuke, slight or disgust, fear, apprehension, a person; any stop or obstruction.
3. In falconry, when a hawk forsakes her proper game, to follow rooks, pies, or other fowls, that cross her in her flight.
4. The correspondent cipher of a bank note; a corresponding indenture; any counter-register.
5. A term in chess, when one party obliges the other either to move or guard his king.
6. An order for money, drawn on a banker or on the cashier of a bank, payable to the bearer.
This is a sense derived from that in definition 4.
7. In popular use, checkered cloth; check, for checkered.
Check or check-roll, a roll or book containing the names of persons who are attendants and in the pay of a king or great personage, as domestic servants.
Clerk of the check, in the British Kings household, has the check and control of the yeomen of the guard, and all the ushers belonging to the royal family, the care of the watch, etc.
Clerk of the check, in the British Royal Dock-Yards, is an officer who keeps a register of all the men employed on board his majestys ships and vessels, and of all the artificers in the service of the navy, at the port where he is settled.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: check, 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, check]
3: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab]
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, check, 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, check, substantiation]
6: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: check, 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, check, tick]
8: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap]
9: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: check, 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, check, curb]
12: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
13: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king v
1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: check, 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, check, 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, check, 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 near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" [syn: check, 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: check, retard, delay]
8: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: check, 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, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord]
10: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
11: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check, 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
15: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"
16: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: check, checker, chequer]
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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check, 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, check, 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: check, chink]
25: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, check, break]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English chek, from Anglo-French eschec, from Arabic sh?h, from Persian, literally, king; akin to Greek ktasthai to acquire, Sanskrit k?atra dominion Date: 15th century 1. exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety 2. a. a sudden stoppage of a forward course or progress ; arrest b. a checking of an opposing player (as in ice hockey) 3. a sudden pause or break in a progression 4. archaic reprimand, rebuke 5. one that arrests, limits, or restrains ; restraint <against all checks, rebukes, and manners, I must advance — Shakespeare> 6. a. a standard for testing and evaluation ; criterion b. examination <a quick check of the engine> c. inspection, investigation <a loyalty check on government employees> d. the act of testing or verifying; also the sample or unit used for testing or verifying 7. a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed ; draft 8. a. a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made <a baggage check> b. a counter in various games c. a slip indicating the amount due ; bill 9. [Middle English chek, short for cheker checker] a. a pattern in squares that resembles a checkerboard b. a fabric woven or printed with such a design 10. a mark typically ? placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified 11. crack, break • checkless adjective II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to put (a chess king) in check 2. chiefly dialect rebuke, reprimand 3. a. to slow or bring to a stop ; brake <hastily checked the impulse> b. to block the progress of (as a hockey player) 4. a. to restrain or diminish the action or force of ; control b. to slack or ease off and then belay again (as a rope) 5. a. to compare with a source, original, or authority ; verify <needs to check her facts> b. to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly — usually used with out or over <checking out new cars> c. to mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory — often used with off <checked off each item> 6. a. to consign (as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket <checked our bags before boarding> b. to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment 7. to mark into squares ; checker 8. to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom <check a coat> 9. to make checks or chinks ; cause to crack <the sun checks timber> intransitive verb 1. a. of a dog to stop in a chase especially when scent is lost b. to halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear ; stop 2. a. to investigate conditions <checked on the passengers' safety> b. to prove to be consistent or truthful <the description checks with the photograph> — often used with out <the story checked out> 3. to draw a check on a bank 4. to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of poker 5. crack, split Synonyms: see restrain III. inter — used to express assent or agreement

Britannica Concise

Bill of exchange drawn on a bank and payable on demand. Checks have become the chief form of money in the domestic commerce of developed countries. As a written order to pay money, a check may be transferred from one person to another by endorsement. Most checks are not paid in currency but by the debiting and crediting of bank deposits. There are several special forms of checks. A cashier's check is issued by a bank and has unquestioned acceptability, as does a certified check, which is a depositor's check that has been guaranteed by a bank. Traveler's checks are cashier's checks sold to travelers, which must be signed twice by the payee, once when the check is issued and once when it is cashed; reimbursement is guaranteed if they are lost or stolen.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v., n., & int. --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) a examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of. b (often foll. by that + clause) make sure; verify; establish to one's satisfaction (checked that the doors were locked; checked the train times). 2 tr. a stop or slow the motion of; curb, restrain (progress was checked by bad weather). b colloq. find fault with; rebuke. 3 tr. Chess move a piece into a position that directly threatens (the opposing king). 4 intr. US agree or correspond when compared. 5 tr. US mark with a tick etc. 6 tr. US deposit (luggage etc.) for storage or dispatch. 7 intr. (of hounds) pause to ensure or regain scent. --n. 1 a means or act of testing or ensuring accuracy, quality, satisfactory condition, etc. 2 a a stopping or slowing of motion; a restraint on action. b a rebuff or rebuke. c a person or thing that restrains. 3 Chess (also as int.) a the exposure of a king to direct attack from an opposing piece. b an announcement of this by the attacking player. 4 US a bill in a restaurant. 5 esp. US a token of identification for left luggage etc. 6 US Cards a counter used in various games. 7 a temporary loss of the scent in hunting. 8 a crack or flaw in timber. --int. US expressing assent or agreement. Phrases and idioms: check in 1 arrive or register at a hotel, airport, etc. 2 record the arrival of. check-in n. the act or place of checking in. check into register one's arrival at (a hotel etc.). check-list a list for reference and verification. check-nut = lock-nut. check off mark on a list etc. as having been examined or dealt with. check on examine carefully or in detail; ascertain the truth about; keep a watch on (a person, work done, etc.). check out 1 (often foll. by of) leave a hotel etc. with due formalities. 2 US investigate; examine for authenticity or suitability. check over examine for errors; verify. check-rein a rein attaching one horse's rein to another's bit, or preventing a horse from lowering its head. check through inspect or examine exhaustively; verify successive items of. check up ascertain, verify, make sure. check-up n. a thorough (esp. medical) examination. check up on = check on. check-valve a valve allowing flow in one direction only. in check under control, restrained. Derivatives: checkable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF eschequier play chess, give check to, and OF eschec, ult. f. Pers. sah king 2. n. 1 a pattern of small squares. 2 fabric having this pattern. Etymology: ME, prob. f. CHEQUER 3. US var. of CHEQUE.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Check Check, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checked; p. pr. & vb. n. checking.] 1. (Chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check. 2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb. So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression. --Burke. 3. To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage. 4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove. The good king, his master, will check him for it. --Shak. 5. (Naut.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. 6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber. Syn: To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder; impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove; rebuff.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Check Check, n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. ['e]chec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. ['e]checs chess, through AR., fr. Pers. sh[=a]h king. See Shah, and cf. Checkmate, Chess, Checker.] 1. (Chess) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move. 2. A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity. --Addison. No check, no stay, this streamlet fears. --Wordsworth. 3. Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. Useful check upon the administration of government. --Washington. A man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay. 4. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad. 5. A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below. 6. A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure. 7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 8. Small chick or crack. Bank check, a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer. Check book, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank. Check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. Check list, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked. Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. --Knight. Check valve (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water. To take check, to take offense. [Obs.] --Dryden. Syn: Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction; reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff; tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Check Check, v. i. To make a stop; to pause; -- with at. The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after. --Locke. 2. To clash or interfere. [R.] --Bacon. 3. To act as a curb or restraint. It [his presence] checks too strong upon me. --Dryden. 4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc. 5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. And like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Check Check, a. Checkered; designed in checks.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved. Acceptance of a bill of exchange, check, draft, or order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word ``accepted'' across the face of the bill. Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction. 6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.] Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under Accept.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(checks, checking, checked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory. Check the accuracy of everything in your CV... I think there is an age limit, but I'd have to check... She hadn't checked whether she had a clean ironed shirt... He checked that he had his room key... I shall need to check with the duty officer. VERB: V n, V, V wh, V that, V with n see also cross-check • Check is also a noun. He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure. ...a security check. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. If you check on someone or something, you make sure they are in a safe or satisfactory condition. He decided to check on things at the warehouse. VERB: V on n 3. If you check something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a mark, like a V with the right side extended, next to it to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. (AM; in BRIT, usually use tick) Frequently, men who check answer (b) have not actually had the experience of being repeatedly rejected by women. VERB: V n 4. To check something, usually something bad, means to stop it from spreading or continuing. Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS. = curb VERB: V n 5. If you check yourself or if something checks you, you suddenly stop what you are doing or saying. He was about to lose his temper but checked himself in time... I held up one finger to check him. VERB: V pron-refl, V n 6. When you check your luggage at an airport, you give it to an official so that it can be taken on to your plane. We arrived at the airport, checked our baggage and wandered around the gift shops... VERB: V n • To check in your luggage means the same as to check it. They checked in their luggage and found seats in the departure lounge. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 7. The check in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written and which you are given before you pay. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use bill) = bill N-COUNT 8. In a game of chess, you say check when you are attacking your opponent's king. CONVENTION 9. A pattern of squares, usually of two colours, can be referred to as checks or a check. Styles include stripes and checks. ...a red and white check dress. N-COUNT: oft N n 10. If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful. Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check... PHRASE: V inflects 11. A check is the same as a cheque. (AM) 12. see also double-check, rain check, spot check

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(mucar): Occurs in Job 20:3 the King James Version, "I have heard the check of my reproach" (the Revised Version (British and American) "the reproof which putteth me to shame"), i.e. a check or reproof, such as that which closes the last speech of Job (chapter 19), and intended to put Zophar to shame.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Restraint, curb, bridle, hindrance, stop, obstacle, impediment, obstruction, bar, barrier, damper, interference, rebuff, repression, control. 2. Counter, register, corresponding indenture, corresponding cipher. 3. Mark, symbol, sign. 4. Order for money. 5. Ticket, certificate of right. 6. Checkered cloth. II. v. a. 1. Restrain, curb, bridle, hinder, obstruct, repress, counteract, control, put a restraint, upon, hold in check, put a damper upon, nip in the bud. 2. Reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke. 3. Note with a mark.

Moby Thesaurus

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, 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