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check /chek/ transitive verb- To verify, often by comparison
- To bring to a stop
- To restrain or hinder
- To rebuke
- To punch (eg a ticket)
- To tick (N American)
- To nip, pinch, crush, as by biting or shutting (also chack; Scot)
- To deposit or receive in exchange for a check
- To send (baggage) on a passenger's ticket (N American)
- In chess, to place in check
- To mark with a pattern of crossing lines
intransitive verb- To make investigations
- To come to a stop
- To forsake the quarry for some other bird (with at; falconry)
- To decline the option of opening the betting (poker)
noun- A means of verification or testing, eg to evaluate the standard of something
- Anything that checks
- A sudden stop, repulse or rebuff
- In chess, a position when a player's king is exposed to attack and so must be protected or moved
- In certain games, a stopping of an opposing player's forward progress
- Restraint
- Control
- A rebuke, a reprimand (obsolete)
- A mark put against items in a list
- A tick (N American)
- An order to transfer money (usu written cheque except US)
- Any token or ticket used as security, to indicate ownership, etc, a counterfoil
- A ticket or token, given to show that a person has paid, eg for admission (see also raincheck under rain1)
- A restaurant bill
- A counter used in games at cards (hence pass in one's checks to die)
- A pattern of cross lines forming small squares, as in a chessboard
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern
- A mechanism that holds a piano hammer after striking
- A small crack in veneer, timber, etc
adjective Divided into small squares by crossing lines ORIGIN: OFr eschec, eschac, originally in the chess sense, through Ar from Pers shāh king checkˈable adjective checked adjective Having a check pattern checkˈer noun - Someone who hinders, rebukes or scrutinizes
- A cashier
- A cloakroom attendant (N American)
- (in pl; N American) the game of draughts
checkˈy or cheˈquy adjective (heraldry) Chequered check action noun Piano action with checks check box noun (computing) A square on a screen on which the user can click the mouse to activate a particular feature checkˈbook noun (N American) A chequebook checkˈclerk noun A clerk who checks accounts, etc check digit noun (computing) A redundant bit in a stored word, used in a self-checking procedure such as a parity check checked square noun A square in a crossword that belongs to the solution of two clues checkˈerboard noun A checked board on which checkers or draughts is played checkˈ-in see check in below. checking account noun (N American) A current account checkˈ-key noun A latch-key checkˈlist noun - A list for verification purposes
- A comprehensive list
- An inventory
checkmate noun see separate entry. checkˈ-off see check off below. checkˈout noun - The cash desk where goods bought in a supermarket, etc are paid for
- The act of checking out (see below)
checkˈpoint noun A place where an official check of documents, etc is made checkˈrail noun An inner rail on a railway track that prevents a train from being derailed, esp when going round corners (also guardrail) checkˈrein noun A bearing rein, a strap hindering a horse from lowering its head checkˈroom or checkˈing-room noun (N American) A cloakroom, luggage room or room where goods are checked checkˈ-string noun A string by which the occupant of a carriage may attract the driver's notice checkˈsum noun (computing) An error-detection system in which a figure signifying the number of bits is transmitted along with data so that the receiving device can verify the accuracy of the data received checkˈ-takˈer noun Someone who takes tickets checkˈ-till noun A till that records sums received checkˈ-up noun - A testing scrutiny
- A medical examination, esp one of a series of regular examinations
checkˈweigher or checkweigh man noun A colliery worker who, on behalf of the miners, checks the weight of coal sent up to the pit-mouth check in - To record one's arrival at work
- To register one's arrival at a hotel, airport, etc (checkˈ-in noun)
check off - To mark off on a list, usu with a tick, as having arrived, been completed, etc
- To deduct (trade union dues) from a worker's pay before he or she receives it (N American; checkˈ-off noun)
check out - To record one's departure from work
- To depart, having paid one's bill, etc, from a hotel, etc
- To investigate, examine or test
- To look at or inspect (slang; checkˈ-out or checkˈout noun)
checks and balances A system of competition and mutual restraint that curbs the potential of individuals to abuse power check up - To investigate
- To examine and test (often with on)
hold or keep in check To restrain, control or keep back guard /gärd/ transitive verb- To keep watch over
- To take care of
- To protect from danger or attack
- To control passage through (a doorway, etc)
- In any of several games, to make a move to protect (a piece, etc)
- To escort (archaic)
- To protect the edge of, as by an ornamental border
- To provide with guards
- To trim (lit and figurative; Shakespeare)
intransitive verb- To watch
- To be wary
- To take precautions
noun- Keeping safe
- Protection
- Watch
- That which guards from danger
- A person or contingent stationed to keep watch, protect, or keep in custody
- A person in charge of a railway train or, formerly, a stagecoach
- A state of caution
- A posture of defence
- Either of two players positioned away from the basket (basketball)
- A lineman positioned immediately to the left or right of the center (American football)
- This position
- The position of a batsman's bat relative to the wicket when standing ready to receive a ball (cricket)
- A part of a sword hilt
- A watch chain
- A cricketer's or other sportsperson's protective pad or shield
- (in a book) a strip for attachment of a plate, map or additional leaf
- A trimming, or a stripe (obsolete)
- (in pl) household troops (Foot, Horse, and Life Guards)
ORIGIN: OFr garder, from OHGer warten; OE weardian, Mod Eng ward guardˈable adjective guardˈage noun (Shakespeare) Wardship guardˈant or gardˈant adjective (heraldry) Having the face turned towards the viewer noun (Shakespeare)Protector guardˈed adjective - Wary
- Cautious
- Uttered with caution
- Trimmed, or striped (obsolete)
guardˈedly adverb guardˈedness noun guardeeˈ noun (informal) A guardsman, esp in reference to elegant or dashing appearance guardˈless adjective - Without a guard
- Defenceless
guardˈ-book noun A blank book with guards guard cell noun (botany) One of the lips of a stoma, a pair of specialized epidermal cells guard dog noun A watchdog guard hair noun One of the long coarse hairs which form the outer fur of certain mammals guardˈhouse noun A building for the accommodation of a military guard, and where prisoners are confined guard of honour see under honour guardˈrail noun - A rail (on a ship, train, etc, or beside a road) acting as a safety barrier
- An additional rail fitted to a railway track to improve a train's stability
guard ring noun A keeper, or finger-ring that serves to keep another from slipping off guardˈroom noun A room having the same function as a guardhouse guardˈ-ship or guardˈship noun - A ship of war that superintends marine affairs in a harbour and protects it
- Guardianship (archaic; Swift)
guardsˈman or guardsˈwoman noun A soldier of the Guards, or (US) National Guard guard's van noun (on a railway train) the van in which the guard travels mount guard To go on guard on (or off) guard or one's guard - On (or not on) the alert for possible danger
- Wary (or unwary) about what one says or does
run the guard To get past a guard or sentinel without detection stand guard To keep watch, act as sentry |