check

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      Etymology 1

      From Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scacus, from Arabic صکّ (ṣakk), from Persian چک (chak, “letter of credit”), from شاه (šāh, “king”).

      Noun

      check (plural checks)

      1. An inspection or examination.
        I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
      2. A control; a limit or stop.
        checks and balances
      3. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
        Place a check by the things you have done.
      4. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
        I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
      5. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
        I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
      6. (chess) The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
      7. (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
        The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.
      8. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
        • 1963, American law reports annotated: second series (volume 89)
          […] the statute prohibits a machine which dispenses checks or tokens for replay […]
      9. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
      Translations
      cheque — see cheque
      a mark like a v or sometimes x used as an indicator
      a bill, particularly at a restaurant
      a control, limit or stop
      an inspection or examination
      chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece
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      Synonyms

      Verb

      check (third-person singular simple present checks, present participle checking, simple past and past participle checked)

      1. To inspect; to examine.
        Check the oil in your car once a month.
        Check whether this page has a watermark.
      2. To mark with a checkmark.
        Check the correct answer to each question.
      3. To control, limit, or halt.
        Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
        • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
          She was about to retort but something checked the words on her tongue.
      4. To verify or compare with a source of information.
        Check your data against known values.
      5. To leave in safekeeping.
        Check your hat and coat at the door.
      6. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
        Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
      7. (contact sports) To physically remove a person from play.
        The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.
      8. (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
        Tom did not think he could win, so he checked.
      Derived terms
      Translations
      to inspect, examine
      to mark with a checkmark
      to control, limit, or halt
      to verify or compare with a source of information
      to leave in safekeeping
      to leave with shipping agent for shipping
      (poker) to remain in the hand without betting
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      Etymology 2

      By shortening from checker, from Old French eschequier (“chessboard”), from Medieval Latin scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above.

      Noun

      check (plural checks)

      1. (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
        The tablecloth had red and white checks.
      Translations
      a checkered pattern

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      Dutch

      Verb

      check

      1. first-person singular present indicative of checken
      2. imperative of checken
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      Swedish

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      check c

      1. cheque, check

      Declension

      Declension of check
      singular plural
      Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative check checken checkar checkarna
      genitive checks checkens checkars checkarnas
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