What is "check" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does check mean in English? Meaning of check definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "check" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "check": a written order directing a bank to pay money

Noun

Meaning: a written order directing a bank to pay money

Example: he paid all his bills by check

Synonyms: bank check check cheque

Hyponyms: bad check bad cheque blank check blank cheque cashier's check cashier's cheque certified check certified cheque counter check giro giro cheque kite medicare check medicare payment paycheck payroll check personal check personal cheque treasurer's check treasurer's cheque

Hypernyms: bill of exchange draft order of payment

Meaning of "check": examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

Verb

Meaning: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

Example: check the brakes Check out the engine

Synonyms: check check into check out check over check up on go over look into suss out

Hyponyms: follow keep an eye on observe watch watch over

Hypernyms: analyse analyze canvas canvass examine study

Meaning of "check": an appraisal of the state of affairs

Noun

Meaning: an appraisal of the state of affairs

Example: they made an assay of the contents a check on its dependability under stress

Synonyms: assay check

Hyponyms: apgar score countercheck double check paternity test stress test

Hypernyms: appraisal assessment

Meaning of "check": make an examination or investigation

Verb

Meaning: make an examination or investigation

Example: check into the rumor check the time of the class

Synonyms: check

Hyponyms: breathalyse breathalyze countercheck screen test

Hypernyms: examine see

Meaning of "check": the bill in a restaurant

Noun

Meaning: the bill in a restaurant

Example: he asked the waiter for the check

Synonyms: check chit tab

Hypernyms: account bill invoice

Meaning of "check": be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Verb

Meaning: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Example: He verified that the valves were closed See that the curtains are closed control the quality of the product

Synonyms: ascertain assure check control ensure insure see see to it

Hyponyms: card cinch control cover cross-check double-check proof proofread spot-check

Hypernyms: verify

Meaning of "check": the state of inactivity following an interruption

Noun

Meaning: the state of inactivity following an interruption

Example: 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

Synonyms: arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage

Hyponyms: countercheck logjam

Hypernyms: inaction inactiveness inactivity

Meaning of "check": lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Verb

Meaning: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Example: moderate your alcohol intake hold your tongue hold your temper control your anger

Synonyms: check contain control curb hold hold in moderate

Hyponyms: abnegate bate bound catch confine conquer counteract countercheck crucify curb damp deny inhibit limit mortify restrain restrict stamp down subdue suppress thermostat throttle train trammel

Hypernyms: hold back keep keep back restrain

Meaning of "check": additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Noun

Meaning: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Example: fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory

Synonyms: check confirmation substantiation verification

Hyponyms: bed check checksum crosscheck odd-even check parity check redundancy check

Hypernyms: cogent evidence proof

Meaning of "check": stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

Verb

Meaning: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

Example: She checked for an instant and missed a step

Synonyms: check

Hypernyms: halt stop

Meaning of "check": the act of inspecting or verifying

Noun

Meaning: the act of inspecting or verifying

Example: they made a check of their equipment the pilot ran through the check-out procedure

Synonyms: check check-out procedure checkout

Hyponyms: spot check

Hypernyms: inspection review

Meaning of "check": put a check mark on or near or next to

Verb

Meaning: put a check mark on or near or next to

Example: Please check each name on the list tick off the items mark off the units

Synonyms: check check off mark mark off tick tick off

Hyponyms: receipt

Hypernyms: verify

Meaning of "check": a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

Noun

Meaning: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

Example: as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name

Synonyms: check check mark tick

Hypernyms: mark

Meaning of "check": slow the growth or development of

Verb

Meaning: slow the growth or development of

Example: The brain damage will retard the child's language development

Synonyms: check delay retard

Hyponyms: dampen delay detain stay

Hypernyms: alter change modify

Meaning of "check": something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Noun

Meaning: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Synonyms: balk baulk check deterrent handicap hinderance hindrance impediment

Hyponyms: albatross bind diriment impediment drag millstone obstacle obstruction straitjacket

Hypernyms: difficulty

Meaning of "check": be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

Verb

Meaning: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

Example: These stories don't check!

Synonyms: check check out

Meaning of "check": a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Noun

Meaning: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Synonyms: check chip

Hypernyms: blemish defect mar

Meaning of "check": be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Verb

Meaning: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Example: 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

Synonyms: agree check correspond fit gibe jibe match tally

Hyponyms: accord adhere agree align answer bear out befit beseem coincide concord conform to consist consort correlate corroborate duplicate fit fit in harmonise harmonize homologize look meet parallel pattern resemble rhyme rime square suit support twin underpin

Hypernyms: be equal

Antonyms: disaccord disagree discord

Meaning of "check": a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

Noun

Meaning: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

Example: she wore a skirt with checks

Synonyms: check

Hyponyms: dog's-tooth check dogs-tooth check dogstooth check hound's-tooth check houndstooth check

Hypernyms: weave

Meaning of "check": block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

Verb

Meaning: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

Synonyms: check

Hypernyms: block blockade embarrass hinder obstruct stymie stymy

Meaning of "check": the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

Noun

Meaning: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

Example: his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper

Synonyms: bridle check curb

Hypernyms: restraint

Meaning of "check": develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Verb

Meaning: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Example: Parents must discipline their children Is this dog trained?

Synonyms: check condition discipline train

Hyponyms: mortify

Hypernyms: develop make grow

Meaning of "check": obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

Meaning: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

Meaning: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Example: Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism

Synonyms: arrest check contain hold back stop turn back

Hyponyms: cut down cut out

Hypernyms: defend

Meaning of "check": place into check

Verb

Meaning: place into check

Example: He checked my kings

Synonyms: check

Hypernyms: aggress attack

Verb

Meaning: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

Example: He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve

Synonyms: check

Hyponyms: halt stanch staunch stem

Hypernyms: stop

Meaning of "check": make cracks or chinks in

Verb

Meaning: make cracks or chinks in

Example: The heat checked the paint

Synonyms: check chink

Hypernyms: crack

Meaning of "check": become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

Verb

Meaning: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

Example: The glass cracked when it was heated

Synonyms: break check crack

Hyponyms: crack

Hypernyms: change

Synonyms:

checkup, audit, review, analysis, research, control, investigation, inquiry, test, rein, poll, scrutiny, control, blow, limitation, rejection, reverse, constraint, holdup, stoppage, frustration, obstruction, inhibition, harness, curb, disappointment, reversal, damper, setback, impediment, trouble, grunt, rebuff, restrainer, cross, sign, mark, stroke, score, line, tick, dot, X, patchwork, plaid, quilt, tartan, checkerboard, find out, probe, go through, monitor, confirm, verify, review, scrutinize, correct, try, investigate, test, analyze, study, case, count, compare, prove, overlook, quiz, note, audit, frisk, ascertain, candle, tell, look at, eyeball, balance account, enquire about, keep account, look over, look see, make sure, scout out, take stock, control, prevent, halt, stop, reduce, arrest, curb, obstruct, repulse, thwart, neutralize, terminate, obviate, harness, snub, counteract, tame, circumvent, bottleneck, repress, delay, checkmate, moderate, frustrate, suppress, retard, stay, baffle, foil, pause, impede, interrupt, bit, hold, rebuff, discourage, inhibit, bar, preclude, choke, withhold, limit, squelch, bridle, constrain, cut short, hold back, nip in the bud, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down,

Antonyms:

aid, assistance, indulgence, liberation, permission, allowance, help, advantage, success, aid, assistance, encouragement, happiness, indulgence, liberation, permission, good fortune, freedom, allowance, approval, help, facilitation, support, boost, blessing, aid, assistance, indulgence, liberation, permission, allowance, help, aid, assistance, indulgence, liberation, permission, allowance, help, ignore, disprove, invalidate, estimate, guess, aid, assist, expedite, liberate, permit, forget, neglect, allow, help, indulge, aid, assist, abet, permit, release, include, welcome, facilitate, expedite, liberate, let go, allow, help, continue, encourage, support, forward, open, approve, advance, free, indulge,

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