Definitions For Check

noun

  • The act of inspecting or verifying
  • (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
  • Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
  • The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
  • A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
  • A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
  • Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  • An appraisal of the state of affairs
  • Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
  • The bill in a restaurant
  • A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
  • A written order directing a bank to pay money
  • The state of inactivity following an interruption
  • To look at (something) carefully to find mistakes, problems, etc., or to make sure there is nothing wrong with it
  • To get information by looking at something, asking about something, etc.
  • To look at or in (a place) in order to find or get something or someone

verb

  • Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
  • Make cracks or chinks in
  • Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
  • Slow the growth or development of
  • Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
  • Put a check mark on or near or next to
  • Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
  • Verify by consulting a source or authority
  • Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
  • Write out a check on a bank account
  • Place into check
  • Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
  • Decline to initiate betting
  • Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
  • Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
  • Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
  • Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
  • Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
  • Consign for shipment on a vehicle
  • Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  • Make an examination or investigation
  • Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
  • Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
  • Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  • Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

Is Checks a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
18

The word Check is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Check in a Sentence

  • Please give the schedule a check to see if the times are correct.
  • I gave the ingredients list a quick check to see if the cereal contained any sugar.
  • She ran a quick check of the computer to make sure it was working properly.
  • Make sure to check your spelling.
  • She checked her makeup in the mirror.
  • We should check the equipment to make sure that it's working properly.

Synonyms for Check

Antonyms for Checks

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