Check word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
[noun] (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
[noun] obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
[noun] the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
[noun] a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
[noun] a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
[noun] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
[noun] an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
[noun] additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
[noun] the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
[noun] a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
[noun] a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
[noun] the state of inactivity following an interruption; "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"
[verb] become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
[verb] make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
[verb] arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
[verb] slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
[verb] examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
[verb] put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"
[verb] be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

\Check\, n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. ['e]chec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. ['e]checs chess, through AR., fr. Pers. sh[=a]h king. See {Shah}, and cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Checker}.] 1. (Chess) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move. 2. A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity. --Addison. No check, no stay, this streamlet fears. --Wordsworth. 3. Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. Useful check upon the administration of government. --Washington. A man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay. 4. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad. 5. A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See {Bank check}, below. 6. A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure. 7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 8. Small chick or crack. {Bank check}, a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer. {Check book}, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank. {Check hook}, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. {Check list}, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked. {Check nut} (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. --Knight. {Check valve} (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water. {To take check}, to take offense. [Obs.] --Dryden. Syn: Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction; reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff; tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft.
\Check\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {checking}.] 1. (Chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check. 2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb. So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression. --Burke. 3. To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage. 4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove. The good king, his master, will check him for it. --Shak. 5. (Naut.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. 6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber. Syn: To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder; impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove; rebuff.
\Check\, v. i. To make a stop; to pause; -- with at. The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after. --Locke. 2. To clash or interfere. [R.] --Bacon. 3. To act as a curb or restraint. It [his presence] checks too strong upon me. --Dryden. 4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc. 5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. And like the haggard, check at every feather That comes before his eye. --Shak.
\Check\, a. Checkered; designed in checks.

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