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Word: check (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A control; a limit or stop.
  • An inspection or examination.
  • chess The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
  • contact|_|sports A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
  • US A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
  • US A mark (especially a checkmark: √ ) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick ''(UK)''.
  • US An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque ''(UK, Canada)''.
  • pluralized A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

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Verb:

  • To leave in safekeeping.
  • To mark with a checkmark.
  • To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
  • contact|_|sports To physically remove a person from play.
  • poker To remain in the hand without betting, only legal if no one has yet bet.
  • To control, limit, or halt.
  • To inspect; to examine.
  • To verify or compare with a source of information.

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