How to pronounce “check”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• An inspection or examination.
• A control; a limit or stop.
• (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]
• (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
• (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
• (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
• (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
• A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
• A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
• A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
• (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [from 15th c.]
• A small chink or crack.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
• (transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
• (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
• (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
• (informal, transitive) To scold or rebuke someone.
• (transitive) To verify or compare with a source of information.
• (transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
• (transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
• (street basketball, transitive) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
• (sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
• (poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
• (chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
• (transitive) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
• (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
• To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• (transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
• (intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
• (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
• To act as a curb or restraint.
• (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
• (intransitive) To check out, make sense or prove to be the case after verification or interrogation.
• [Interjection]
• An expression showing that a requirement has been satisfied.
• An expression that indicates that the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).

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