CHECK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
check
The act of inspecting or verifying.
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- They made a check of their equipment.
- The pilot ran through the check-out procedure.
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king.
Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey.
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
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- His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard).
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- She wore a skirt with checks.
A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
An appraisal of the state of affairs.
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- They made an assay of the contents.
- A check on its dependability under stress.
Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.
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- Fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory.
The bill in a restaurant.
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- He asked the waiter for the check.
A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
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- As he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name.
A written order directing a bank to pay money.
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- He paid all his bills by check.
The state of inactivity following an interruption.
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- 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.
Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.
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- The glass cracked when it was heated.
Make cracks or chinks in.
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- The heat checked the paint.
Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly.
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- He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve.
Slow the growth or development of.
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- The brain damage will retard the child's language development.
Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.
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- Check the brakes.
- Check out the engine.
Put a check mark on or next to.
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- Please check each name on the list.
- Tick off the items.
Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
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- He verified that the valves were closed.
- See that the curtains are closed.
- Control the quality of the product.
Verify by consulting a source or authority.
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- Check the spelling of this word.
- Check your facts.
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
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- I want to see whether she speaks French.
- See whether it works.
- Find out if he speaks Russian.
- Check whether the train leaves on time.
Write out a check on a bank account.
Place into check.
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- He checked my kings.
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
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- Arrest the downward trend.
- Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia.
- Contain the rebel movement.
- Turn back the tide of communism.
Decline to initiate betting.
Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on.
Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.
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- She checked for an instant and missed a step.
Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost.
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- The dog checked.
Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons.
Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.
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- Check your coat at the door.
Consign for shipment on a vehicle.
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- Check your luggage before boarding.
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
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- Moderate your alcohol intake.
- Hold your tongue.
- Hold your temper.
- Control your anger.
Make an examination or investigation.
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- Check into the rumor.
- Check the time of the class.
Train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.
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- Parents must discipline their children.
- Is this dog trained?
Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey.
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.
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- 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.
Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.
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- These stories don't check!
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