what does check mean?
CHECK as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of inspecting or verifying
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- they made a check of their equipment
- the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent’’s king
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
Usage Example(s)
- she wore a skirt with checks
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he asked the waiter for the check
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- as he called the role he put a check mark by each student’’s name
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he paid all his bills by check
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
CHECK as VERB
- Meaning
- become fractured
- break or crack on the surface only
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The glass cracked when it was heated
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The heat checked the paint
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
Usage Example(s)
- He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- slow the growth or development of
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The brain damage will retard the child’’s language development
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- check the brakes
- Check out the engine
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- put a check mark on or next to
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- Please check each name on the list
- tick off the items
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- be careful or certain to do something
- make certain of something
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- He verified that the valves were closed
- See that the curtains are closed
- control the quality of the product
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- verify by consulting a source or authority
Usage Example(s)
- check the spelling of this word
- check your facts
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- write out a check on a bank account
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Entail(s)
- Meaning
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
- check the expansion or influence of
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- Arrest the downward trend
- Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia
- Contain the rebel movement
- Turn back the tide of communism
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- decline to initiate betting
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- mark into squares or draw squares on
- draw crossed lines on
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
Usage Example(s)
- She checked for an instant and missed a step
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
Usage Example(s)
- Check your coat at the door
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
Usage Example(s)
- check your luggage before boarding
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- lessen the intensity of
- temper
- hold in restraint
- hold or keep within limits
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- moderate your alcohol intake
- hold your tongue
- hold your temper
- control your anger
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- make an examination or investigation
Usage Example(s)
- check into the rumor
- check the time of the class
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- train by instruction and practice
- especially to teach self-control
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- Parents must discipline their children
- Is this dog trained?
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- be compatible, similar or consistent
- coincide in their characteristics
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hypernyms(s) check is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Antonym(s)
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- be verified or confirmed
- pass inspection
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- These stories don”t check!
Derived(s)
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.