n. 25B6; verb
troops checked all vehicles 007C; I checked her background : EXAMINE, inspect, look at/over, scrutinize, survey; study, investigate, research, probe, look into, enquire into; informal check out, give something a/the once-over.
he checked that the gun was cocked : MAKE SURE, confirm, verify.
two defeats checked their progress : HALT, stop, arrest, cut short; bar, obstruct, hamper, impede, inhibit, frustrate, foil, thwart, curb, block, stall, hold up, retard, delay, slow down; poetic/literary stay.
her tears could not be checked : SUPPRESS, repress, restrain, control, curb, rein in, stifle, hold back, choke back; informal keep a lid on.
25B6; noun
a check of the records : EXAMINATION, inspection, scrutiny, scrutinization, perusal, study, investigation, probe, analysis; test, trial, monitoring; check-up; informal once-over, look-see.
a check on the abuse of authority : CONTROL, restraint, constraint, curb, limitation.
(N. Amer.) the waitress arrived with the check : BILL, account, invoice, statement; N. Amer. informal tab; archaic reckoning.
25A0; check in REPORT (ONE'S ARRIVAL), book in, register.
25A0; check out LEAVE, vacate, depart; pay the bill, settle up.
25A0; check something out (informal)
the police checked out dozens of leads : INVESTIGATE, look into, enquire into, probe, research, examine, go over; assess, weigh up, analyse, evaluate; follow up; informal give something a/the once-over; N. Amer. informal scope out.
she checked herself out in the mirror : LOOK AT, survey, regard, inspect, contemplate; informal have a gander/squint at; Brit. informal have a dekko/butcher's at, clock; N. Amer. informal eyeball.
25A0; keep something in check CURB, restrain, hold back, keep a tight rein on, rein in/back; control, govern, master, suppress, stifle; informal keep a lid on.