How To Spell check?
How to Pronounce check?
Correct pronunciation for the word "check" is [t͡ʃˈɛk], [tʃˈɛk], [tʃ_ˈɛ_k].
Definition of check
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To stop; to restrain; to chide or reprove; to test accuracy by comparison with some duplicate; to mark as having been examined; to put in check; to ease off a little of a rope which is too stilly extended; to stopper the cable.
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To stop.
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Chequered.
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Stop; restraint; he or that which checks; reproof or reprimand; a mark put against names in going over a list; something corresponding to compare with; an order for money, now usually written cheque; a token serving for identification; a checkered cloth; a term in chess, when one party obliges the other either to move his king or guard it; a term used when a hawk forsakes her proper game to follow rooks, &c. that cross her in her flight. Check, or check-roll, a roll or book containing the names of persons who are the attendants and in the pay of a sovereign or great personage. Clerk of the check, a person in the royal household who has the control of the yeomen of the guard; an officer who keeps account of the men in a naval dockyard.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for check?
The adverb form of the word "check" is "checkedly".
What is the adjective for check?
The adjective form of the word "check" is "checked".
Usage over time for check:
This graph shows how "check" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of check?
The plural of the "check" can be the "checks".
What is the singular form of check?
The singular of the "check" can be the "check".
Synonyms for Check:
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v.
• dissuade- deflect ,
- daunt ,
- intimidate ,
- inhibit ,
- dishearten ,
- dissuade ,
- divert ,
- derail ,
- admonish ,
- avert ,
- disincline ,
- ban ,
- chill ,
- depress .
- fend .
- congest ,
- fetter ,
- complicate ,
- frustrate ,
- entangle ,
- cramp ,
- clog ,
- impair ,
- burden ,
- encumber ,
- drag ,
- hamstring ,
- foul ,
- cripple ,
- crimp ,
- entrap ,
- bung ,
- brake ,
- catch .
- hold in ,
- constrain ,
- cut short ,
- discourage ,
- bottleneck ,
- bit ,
- choke ,
- circumvent ,
- bar .
- fleck ,
- dot ,
- blister ,
- hurt ,
- flaw ,
- hack ,
- distort ,
- disfigure ,
- blemish ,
- blot ,
- discolor ,
- deface ,
- damage ,
- deform ,
- abrade ,
- fracture ,
- gash ,
- freckle .
- counteract ,
- interfere ,
- counter ,
- conflict ,
- contradict ,
- fight ,
- antagonize ,
- dispute ,
- challenge ,
- disagree ,
- cross ,
- counterattack ,
- defy ,
- confront .
- cut ,
- disallow ,
- discharge ,
- disgorge ,
- crop ,
- erupt ,
- deny ,
- curtail ,
- evacuate ,
- discard ,
- blacklist ,
- exude ,
- drain ,
- clip ,
- eject ,
- exclude ,
- belch ,
- blackball ,
- disapprove ,
- deep-six ,
- excrete ,
- emit ,
- excise ,
- disclaim ,
- chop ,
- cull ,
- abandon ,
- eliminate .
- curb .
- bate .
- dam .
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n.
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•
- bus ,
- cellar ,
- deposition .
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- checkbook ,
- bounce ,
- chequebook .
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•
- clean up ,
- clue ,
- clampdown ,
- checkpoint .
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- chess .
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- dollar sign ,
- arrow ,
- caret .
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- confines .
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- constraint .
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•
- gaze ,
- examination ,
- comparison .
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- gather .
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- avoid .
- check up on ,
- deterrent ,
- check into ,
- check out ,
- hitch ,
- hindrance ,
- discipline ,
- check mark ,
- chequer ,
- delay ,
- handicap ,
- gibe ,
- bank check ,
- condition ,
- fit .
- blotch ,
- distortion ,
- impurity ,
- eyesore ,
- brand ,
- defacement ,
- abrasion ,
- imperfection ,
- deformity ,
- discoloration ,
- fault ,
- disfigurement .
- count ,
- annals ,
- census ,
- detail ,
- daybook ,
- album ,
- diary ,
- budget ,
- documentation ,
- enumeration ,
- calendar ,
- digest ,
- book ,
- docket ,
- file ,
- collection ,
- history ,
- dictionary ,
- catalog ,
- index ,
- annual ,
- chronicle .
- coupon ,
- copper ,
- fortune ,
- funds ,
- greenback ,
- balance sheet ,
- gold ,
- coinage ,
- dollar ,
- bond ,
- draft ,
- bank note ,
- capital ,
- bankroll ,
- income ,
- dough ,
- currency ,
- gross ,
- cash ,
- change ,
- bullion ,
- assets ,
- ingot .
- frustration ,
- blow ,
- damper ,
- grunt .
- bill .
- ink .
- chip .
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