CHECK


Meaning of CHECK in English

~ 1

■ verb

1》 examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of.

↘verify or establish to one's satisfaction.

↘ informal, chiefly N. Amer. take notice of.

2》 stop or slow the progress of.

↘ Ice Hockey hamper or neutralize (an opponent) with one's body or stick.

↘(of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent.

↘(of a trained hawk) abandon the intended quarry and fly after other prey.

3》 Chess move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king).

4》 (in poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead.

■ noun

1》 an examination to ~ accuracy, quality, or condition: a health ~.

2》 an act of ~ing progress.

↘a means of control or restraint.

↘a temporary loss of the scent in hunting.

↘ Falconry a false stoop when a hawk abandons its intended quarry and pursues other prey.

3》 a part of a piano which catches the hammer and prevents it retouching the strings.

4》 Chess an act of ~ing the opposing king.

5》 N. Amer. the bill in a restaurant.

6》 (also baggage/luggage ~ ) a token of identification for left luggage.

7》 a counter used as a stake in a gambling game.

8》 (also ~ mark ) North American term for tick 1 (in sense 1).

9》 a crack or flaw in timber.

■ exclamation

1》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. expressing assent or agreement.

2》 Chess used by a player to announce that the opponent's king has been placed in ~.

Phrases

in ~

1》 under control.

2》 Chess (of a king) directly attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn.

Phrasal verbs

~ in arrive and register at a hotel or airport.

~ something in have one's baggage weighed and consigned to the hold of an aircraft.

~ into register one's arrival at (a hotel).

~ something off N. Amer. mark an item on a list to show that it has been dealt with.

~ on verify, ascertain, or monitor the state or condition of.

~ out settle one's hotel bill before leaving.

~ someone/thing out establish the truth or inform oneself about someone or something.

~ up on investigate to establish the truth about or accuracy of.

Derivatives

~able adjective

Origin

ME: the noun and exclamation from OFr. eschec , from med. L. scaccus , via Arab. from Pers. šāh 'king'; the verb from OFr. eschequier 'play chess, put in ~'.

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~ 2

■ noun a pattern of small squares.

■ adjective (also ~ed ) having a pattern of small squares.

Origin

ME: prob. from chequer .

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~ 3

■ noun US spelling of cheque .

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