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check, chip | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something | |
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train, discipline, condition, check | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | |
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check | obstructing an opponent in ice hockey | |
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check, check out | be verified or confirmed; pass inspection | |
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match, correspond, fit, agree, check, gibe, tally, jibe | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
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check | [in card_game] decline to initiate betting | |
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check | verify by consulting a source or authority | |
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crack, break, check | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | |
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confirmation, check, verification, substantiation | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | |
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check | a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) | |
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check, tab, chit | the bill in a restaurant | |
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check mark, check, tick, checkmark, ✓ | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. | |
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check, stop, halt, arrest, hitch, stay, stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption | |
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check, assay | an appraisal of the state of affairs | |
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check, mark, mark off, check off, tick off, tick | put a check mark on or near or next to | |
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check, retard, delay | slow the growth or development of | |
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check | consign for shipment on a vehicle | |
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check | arrest the motion (of something) abruptly | |
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check | [in chess] place into check | |
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check | stop in a chase especially when scent is lost | |
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see, insure, check, assure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, control | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | |
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check | write out a check on a bank account | |
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check | [in chess] a direct attack on an opponent's king | |
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see, find out, check, learn, ascertain, determine, watch, work out, discover, establish | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | |
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check, checkout, check-out procedure | the act of inspecting or verifying | |
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control, check, curb, contain, hold in, hold, moderate | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | |
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check, check out, look into, go over, check into, check up on, suss out, check over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition | |
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check, chink | make cracks or chinks in | |
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check | make an examination or investigation | |
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check, bank check, cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money | |
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check, checker, chequer | mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on | |
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check | block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey | |
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deterrent, balk, check, hindrance, hinderance, impediment, baulk, handicap, obstruction, obstacle | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | |
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check | stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution | |
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check | [in falconry] abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey | |
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check, bridle, curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | |
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hold back, stop, arrest, turn back, check, contain | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | |
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check | hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping |