(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ 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 ~...
She hadn’t ~ed whether she had a clean ironed shirt...
He ~ed that he had his room key...
I shall need to ~ with the duty officer.
VERB: V n, V, V wh, V that, V with n
see also cross-~
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Check is also a noun.
He is being constantly monitored with regular ~s on his blood pressure.
...a security ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
If you ~ on someone or something, you make sure they are in a safe or satisfactory condition.
He decided to ~ on things at the warehouse.
VERB: V on n
3.
If you ~ 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 ~ answer (b) have not actually had the experience of being repeatedly rejected by women.
VERB: V n
4.
To ~ something, usually something bad, means to stop it from spreading or continuing.
Sex education is also expected to help ~ the spread of AIDS.
= curb
VERB: V n
5.
If you ~ yourself or if something ~s you, you suddenly stop what you are doing or saying.
He was about to lose his temper but ~ed himself in time...
I held up one finger to ~ him.
VERB: V pron-refl, V n
6.
When you ~ 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, ~ed our baggage and wandered around the gift shops...
VERB: V n
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To ~ in your luggage means the same as to ~ it.
They ~ed in their luggage and found seats in the departure lounge.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
7.
The ~ 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 ~ when you are attacking your opponent’s king.
CONVENTION
9.
A pattern of squares, usually of two colours, can be referred to as ~s or a ~.
Styles include stripes and ~s.
...a red and white ~ dress.
N-COUNT: oft N n
10.
If something or someone is held in ~ or is kept in ~, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful.
Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in ~...
PHRASE: V inflects
11.
A ~ is the same as a cheque . (AM)
12.
see also double-~ , rain ~ , spot ~