What is the meaning of check?

noun

• A written order directing a bank to pay money.
  • usage: "he paid all his bills by check"
  • synonyms: bank check, cheque
• An appraisal of the state of affairs.
  • usage: "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
  • synonyms: assay
• The bill in a restaurant.
  • usage: "he asked the waiter for the check"
  • synonyms: chit, tab
• The state of inactivity following an interruption.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
• Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.
  • usage: "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
  • synonyms: confirmation, verification, substantiation
• The act of inspecting or verifying.
  • usage: "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
  • synonyms: checkout, check-out procedure
• A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..
  • usage: "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
  • synonyms: check mark, tick
• Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
  • synonyms: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap
• A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something.
  • synonyms: chip
• A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard. )
  • usage: "she wore a skirt with checks"
• The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
  • usage: "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
  • synonyms: bridle, curb
• Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey.
• Chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king. (

verb

• Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.
  • usage: "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
  • synonyms: check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
• Make an examination or investigation.
  • usage: "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
• Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
  • usage: "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
  • synonyms: see, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
• Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
  • usage: "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
  • synonyms: control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate
• Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.
  • usage: "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
• Put a check mark on or near or next to.
  • usage: "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
  • synonyms: check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick
• Slow the growth or development of.
  • usage: "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
  • synonyms: retard, delay
• Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.
  • usage: "These stories don't check"
  • synonyms: check out
• Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
• Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey.
• Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.
  • usage: "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained"
  • synonyms: discipline, train, condition
• Consign for shipment on a vehicle.
  • usage: "check your luggage before boarding"
• Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.
  • usage: "Check your coat at the door"
• Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey.
• Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost.
  • usage: "The dog checked"
• Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on.
  • synonyms: checker, chequer
• Decline to initiate betting.
• Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
  • usage: "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
  • synonyms: turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
• Place into check.
  • usage: "He checked my kings"
• Write out a check on a bank account.
• Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: determine, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
• Verify by consulting a source or authority.
  • usage: "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
• Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly.
  • usage: "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
• Make cracks or chinks in.
  • usage: "The heat checked the paint"
  • synonyms: chink
• Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.
  • usage: "The glass cracked when it was heated"
  • synonyms: crack, break