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English

Etymology

From Persian چك (Chek) (in the first meaning).

Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /tʃɛk/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-check.ogg


Homophones


Noun

  1. (US) an order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity
  2. : I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
  3. * Spelling variant: cheque
  4. (US) a mark like a v or sometimes x used as an indicator. Equivalent of a (UK) tick; also, a checkmark: √
  5. : Place a check by the things you have done.
  6. (usually plural) a pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern
  7. : The tablecloth had red and white checks.
  8. a bill, particularly at a restaurant
  9. : I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
  10. a control; a limit or stop
  11. : checks and balances
  12. an inspection; examination
  13. : I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
  14. The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece.
  15. a maneuver performed by an player to take another player out of the play
  16. : The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck


Translations

  • Breton: {{t-|br|chekenn|f|xs=Breton}}
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|šek|m}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|cheque|m}}
  • Esperanto: {{t+|eo|ĉeko|xs=Esperanto}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • French: {{t+|fr|chèque|m}}, {{t+|fr|vérification|f}}, {{t+|fr|contrôle|m}}
  • German: Scheck
  • Hebrew: , ,
  • Indonesian: cek
  • Italian: {{t+|it|assegno|m}}
  • Kurdish:
  • Persian: (chek)
  • Polish: czek
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cheque|m}}
  • Russian: чек (ček)
  • Slovak: {{t-|sk|šek|m}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|ček|m}}
  • Spanish: {{t+|es|cheque|m}}
  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|check|c}}
  • Portuguese:
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|клетка|f|tr=kl'étka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Spanish: {{t|es|patrón cuadriculado|m}}
  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|ruta|c}}
  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|rekening|f}}
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|addition|f}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Rechnung|f}}
  • Hebrew:
  • Indonesian: {{t+|id|bon|xs=Indonesian}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|conto|m}}
  • Polish: {{t+|pl|rachunek|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|conta|f}}
  • Russian: счёт (sčót)
  • Slovak: {{t-|sk|účet|m}}
  • Slovene: račun
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|cuenta|f}}
  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|nota|c}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Kontrolle|f}}, {{t+|de|Untersuchung|f}}, {{t+|de|Überwachung|f}}
  • Indonesian: kendali, kontrol
  • Italian: {{t+|it|controllo|m}}, {{t+|it|verifica|f}}
  • Polish: {{t+|pl|kontrola|f}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|controle|m}}, {{t+|pt|limite|m}}
  • Russian: {{t+|ru|проверка|f|tr=prov'érka|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • German: {{t+|de|Kontrolle|f}}, {{t+|de|Untersuchung|f}}, {{t+|de|Überwachung|f}}
  • Hebrew: {{he-translation|בדיקה|bdiqá|wv=בְּדִיקָה}}
  • Indonesian: pemeriksaan
  • Italian: {{t+|it|controllo|m}}, {{t+|it|verifica|f}}
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|šach|m}}
  • Dutch:
  • Estonian:
  • Finnish: ,
  • French: {{t+|fr|échec|m}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Schach|n}}
  • Hebrew:
  • Indonesian: skak
  • Italian: {{t+|it|scacco|n}}
  • Polish: {{t+|pl|szach|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|xeque|m}}
  • Romanian:
  • Russian: {{t-|ru|шах|m|tr=šakh|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Slovak: {{t-|sk|šach|m}}
  • Slovene: {{t+|sl|šah|m}}
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|jaque|m}}
  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|schack|c}}


Verb

  1. to inspect; to examine
  2. : Check the oil in your car once a month.
  3. : Check whether this page has a watermark.
  4. to mark with a checkmark
  5. : Check the correct answer to each question.
  6. to control, limit, or halt
  7. : Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
  8. to verify or compare with a source of information
  9. : Check your data against known values.
  10. to leave in safekeeping
  11. : Check your hat and coat at the door.
  12. to leave with shipping agent for shipping
  13. : Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
  14. to physically remove a person from play
  15. : The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck
  16. to remain in the hand without betting, only legal if no one has yet bet.
  17. : Tom did not think he could win, so he checked.


Translations

  • Finnish: ,
  • French:
  • German:
  • Hebrew:
  • Indonesian: {{t+|id|periksa|xs=Indonesian}}
  • Portuguese: ,
  • Spanish: , ,
  • Swedish:
  • Spanish: ,


Related terms

Category:Persian derivations

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Swedish

Noun

check

  1. cheque, #English|check


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Check \Check\ (ch[e^]k), 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest;
stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.
[1913 Webster]

Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress
of Christianity. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]

No check, no stay, this streamlet fears.
--Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]

3. Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle,
guard, restraint, or rebuff.
[1913 Webster]

Useful check upon the administration of government.
--Washington.
[1913 Webster]

A man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

5. A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as
therein stated. See Bank check, below.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to
follow other birds.
[1913 Webster]

8. Small chick or crack.
[1913 Webster]

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,
or other conduit, to prevent the return of the feed water
or other fluid.

To take check, to take offense. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Syn: Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction;
reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff;
tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Check \Check\, a.
Checkered; designed in checks.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Check \Check\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checked (ch[e^]kt); 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to
hinder; to repress; to curb. Hence, (Ice Hockey) To
obstruct the motion of an opposing player by contacting
him with one's body.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

So many clogs to check and retard the headlong
course of violence and oppression. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]

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. Hence, To
compare with an original or with some standard, to insure
correctness; as, to check an account; to check with a
supervisor about procedures.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
[1913 Webster]

The good king, his master, will check him for it.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Naut.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too
stiffly extended.
[1913 Webster]

6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the
sun checks timber.
[1913 Webster]

7. To leave (something) in the temporary custody of another;
as, to check baggage; to check one's firearms at the door;
to check one's coat at the cloakroom.
[PJC]

8. To accept (something) for temporary custody from another;
as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's
coat.
[PJC]

9. To make a checkered pattern upon.
[PJC]

Syn: To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder;
impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove;
rebuff.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Check \Check\ (ch[e^]k), v. i.
To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

2. To clash or interfere. [R.] --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]

3. To act as a curb or restraint.
[1913 Webster]

It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in
small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and
fly after other birds.
[1913 Webster]

And like the haggard, check at every feather
That comes before his eye. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet check
n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all
his bills by check" [syn: bank check, cheque]
2: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of
the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
[syn: assay]
3: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the
check" [syn: chit, tab]
4: 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" [syn: arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop,
stoppage]
5: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact
or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided
further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: confirmation,
verification, substantiation]
6: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of
their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out
procedure" [syn: checkout, check-out procedure]
7: 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" [syn: check mark, tick]
8: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
or progress [syn: hindrance, deterrent, impediment,
balk, baulk, handicap]
9: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken
off of something [syn: chip]
10: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a
checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
11: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn:
bridle, curb]
12: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
13: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
"check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: {check
up on}, look into, check out, suss out, {check
over}, go over, check into]
2: make an examination or investigation; "check into the
rumor"; "check the time of the class"
3: 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" [syn: see, insure, see to it, ensure, control,
ascertain, assure]
4: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
[syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate]
5: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She
checked for an instant and missed a step"
6: put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on
the list"; "tick off the items" [syn: check off, mark,
mark off, tick off, tick]
7: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will
retard the child's language development" [syn: retard, delay]
8: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories
don't check!" [syn: check out]
9: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
characteristics; "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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe,
tally, agree] [ant: disagree]
10: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice
hockey
11: train by instruction and practice; especially to teach
self-control; "Parents must discipline their children";
"Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, condition]
12: consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage
before boarding"
13: hand over something to somebody as for temporary
safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"
14: abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior
prey, of falcons
15: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog
checked"
16: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
[syn: checker, chequer]
17: decline to initiate betting
18: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion
or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the
growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the
rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn:
turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
19: place into check; "He checked my kings"
20: write out a check on a bank account
21: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "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" [syn: determine, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn]
22: verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the
spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
23: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the
flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
24: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn:
chink]
25: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The
glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, break]
Moby Dictionary
CD , IOU , MO , X , a reckoning of , abrade , abrasion , abysm , abyss ,
acceptance , acceptance bill , accord , account , account of , agree ,
allophone , alveolar , answer to , aperture , apico-alveolar ,
apico-dental , arrest , arrestation , arrestment , arrive , arroyo ,
articulation , ascertainment , aspiration , assent , assimilation ,
assort with , assurance , audit , authenticate , authentication ,
autopsy , backpedal , backset , backwater , baffle , bafflement ,
baggage check , balance , balance the books , balk , balking , band ,
bank acceptance , bank check , bar , bark , barometer , be consistent ,
be of one , be uniform with , bearing rein , beat off , bell ,
bespangle , bespeckle , bespot , bilabial , bill , bill of account ,
bill of draft , bill of exchange , bill of lading , billhead ,
birthmark , bit , blackhead , blank check , blaze , blaze a trail , bleb ,
blemish , blister , block , blockage , blocking , bloody , blotch ,
book stamp , bookplate , bottle up , box canyon , box up , brake , brand ,
breach , break , bridle , bring to , bring up short , broaching ,
broad arrow , bulla , burn , burst , bust , cachet , cacuminal , cage ,
caging , canon , canvass , canyon , caste mark , cavity , cease ,
cerebral , certificate , certificate of deposit , certification ,
certified check , cessation , chafe , chain , chalk , chalk up , chap ,
charges , chasm , check , check and doublecheck , check in , check of ,
check off , check out , check over , check up on , checkbook , checker ,
checkerboard , checkerwork , checking , checkmark , checkmate ,
checkrein , checkup , cheque , chessboard , chime , chimney , chink ,
chip , chit , chock , cicatrix , cicatrize , circumvent , claw , clearing ,
cleave , cleft , cleuch , clip the wings , clog , clogging , cloister ,
closing up , closure , clough , cohere , coincide , col , collate ,
collation , colophon , colors in patches , comedo , comedown ,
commercial paper , comparative scrutiny , compare , concur ,
concussion , confine , confinement , confirm , confirmation , conform ,
conform with , confounding , confusion , consist with , consonant ,
constrain , constraint , constriction , contain , continuant , control ,
cool , cool off , cooling , cooling down , cooling off , coop , coop in ,
coop up , cooperate , cork up , correspond , corroborate ,
corroboration , coulee , couloir , count of , counter , countercheck ,
counterfoil , countermark , coupon , crack , crackle , cramp , cranny ,
crater , craze , crazy-work , crevasse , crevice , crib , criterion ,
croak , cross-check , curb , curb bit , curtail , curtailment , cut ,
cut apart , cut short , cutoff , cwm , dam , dam up , damage , damp ,
dampen , damper , dapple , dash , dead stop , deadlock , debenture ,
decelerate , deceleration , deface , defacement , defeat , defect ,
defile , define , deform , deformation , deformity , degree , delay ,
delimit , dell , demand bill , demand draft , demarcate , demonstrate ,
dental , depart , descent , desist , detain , detainment , detention ,
determination , determine , dike , diphthong , disclosure , discolor ,
discoloration , discomfiture , disconcertion , discontinuance ,
discontinuation , discontinue , discontinuity , discover ,
disfiguration , disfigure , disfigurement , dissimilation , distort ,
distortion , ditch , docket , dompt , donga , doorstop , dot ,
double-check , dovetail , down , draft , drag , drag sail , draw ,
draw rein , drift anchor , drift sail , drive back , drogue , due bill ,
dun , earmark , ease off , ease up , ease-off , ease-up , encage ,
enclose , end , endgame , ending , engrave , engraving , enjoin ,
ensuring , epenthetic vowel , establishment , examination , examine ,
excavation , exchequer bill , exfoliate , explore , explosive ,
fall in together , fault , fence in , fend , fend off , fenestra ,
fetter , final whistle , find out , fissure , fistula , fit ,
fit together , fixation , flagging , flake , flash burn , flaw , fleck ,
flick , flume , foil , foiling , fontanel , foot-dragging , foramen ,
fracture , fray , frazzle , freckle , freeze , fret , frustrate ,
frustration , full stop , furrow , gall , gap , gape , gash , gat , gauge ,
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