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To examine, investigate, or make an inquiry into
“A hydrologist would visit the island to check the volume and quality of water in the caves.”
To verify or establish to one's satisfaction
“William, could you check if Harry and Meghan will be joining us for dinner?”
To slow the growth or progress of, or to keep under control
“Ensure that you apply constant pressure to your wound to check the bleeding.”
To bring (a movement) to a halt or stop
“He did everything possible to correct and check the skidding when it occurred.”
To bring to an end
“It is done in such a manner that will, I trust, permanently check any raids of the invader upon tribes that depend on our friendship.”
To be consistent or in agreement with
“Jessie's story of what happened just didn't check with footage from surveillance cameras.”
To mark items on a list
“Check the items on the list that interest you.”
To prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
To look at closely or with interest
To forcibly put an end to
To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually
To defy or put up an opposition to
To halt an activity or task temporarily
To check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar
To perform checks and maintenance on (a device or piece of equipment)
To reprimand (someone)
To substantiate or prove the truth of something
To look up information in
To control by means of rules and regulations
To take a brief or hurried look at someone or something
Review
To revise or improve a piece of work
To keep a record of
To acquire new information or skill
To count again, typically to verify a total or result
To number the pages of a book, document or publication
To sample the flavor of something orally
To discuss, converse, or exchange viewpoints on a particular matter
To recall or thoughtfully
To feel or manipulate with the hands
To blemish, scratch, or stain with a mark
Having a checked pattern
“For a semi-formal office look, style your check shirt with rolled sleeves, suit pants and dress shoes.”
An examination to test or ascertain the quality or accuracy of something
“A check has revealed a significant projected overspend over the next two years.”
A means of control or restraint
“Has natural photography really put a check on our airbrushed ideals of beauty?”
The bill in a restaurant
“We gasped when the check arrived as we did not anticipate that the meal would cost so much.”
A ticket or coupon entitling the holder to something
“He threw down the brass check for his coat and hat.”
The ending of an activity
“A check in operations was forced due to the power outage.”
An irregular, usually narrow, break in a surface created by pressure
“The array of fine checks on the surface indicates that the painting is rather old.”
(US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity
“I wrote a check for the amount charged.”
A mark used as an indicator
“The check on the form will indicate that you agree to our terms and conditions.”
A limiting condition, rule or measure
The action of suppressing or putting an end to an activity
An extra check or verification made a second time
Lack of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive
A restriction on the size or amount of something permissible or possible
The process or act of managing, running or governing (something)
Something used as the basis for calculation or for comparison
An undermining of the rights of others
An act of verifying the total of something
The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back
Bank check
A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns
A small disk used in games or gambling, usually to represent money or as a marker
The state of being vanquished
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture
The official currency, in the form of banknotes or coins, issued by a government
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