check

1. is a type of: bill of exchange, draft, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
   subtypes:

   • bad check, bad cheque - a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
   • kite - a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
   • kite - a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
   • counter check - a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
   • giro, giro cheque - a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
   • paycheck, payroll check - a check issued in payment of wages or salary
   • certified check, certified cheque - a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
   • personal check, personal cheque - a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account
   • cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque - a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person)
   • blank check, blank cheque - a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
   • medicare check, medicare payment - a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care
   same as: bank check, cheque
2. is a type of: appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
   subtypes:

   • countercheck, double check - something that checks the correctness of a previous check
   • apgar score - an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
   • paternity test - a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
   • stress test - a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress
   same as: assay
3. is a type of: account, bill, invoice - an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
   same as: chit, tab
4. is a type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
   subtypes:

   • countercheck - a check that restrains another check
   • logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
   same as: arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
5. is a type of: cogent evidence, proof - any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
   subtypes:

   • bed check - a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
   • crosscheck - an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
   • odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check - a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
   • checksum - a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
   same as: confirmation, substantiation, verification
6. is a type of: inspection, review - a formal or official examination
   subtypes: spot check - a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning
   same as: check-out procedure, checkout
7. is a type of: mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
   same as: check mark, tick
8. is a type of: difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
   subtypes:

   • albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
   • bind - something that hinders as if with bonds
   • diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
   • drag - something that slows or delays progress
   • obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
   • straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
   same as: balk, baulk, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment
9. is a type of: blemish, defect, mar - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
   same as: chip
10. is a type of: weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
    subtypes: dog's-tooth check, dogs-tooth check, dogstooth check, hound's-tooth check, houndstooth check - textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
11. is a type of: restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
    same as: bridle, curb
12. is a type of: obstruction - getting in someone's way
    subtypes:

    • crosscheck - an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
    • poke check - knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick
    is a part of: hockey, hockey game, ice hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks
13. referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
    is a type of: chess move - the act of moving a chess piece
    subtypes: discovered check - a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop

1. is a type of: analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
   subtypes: follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over - follow with the eyes or the mind
   same as: check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out
   verb group: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off - put a check mark on or near or next to
2. is a type of: examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
   subtypes:

   • screen, test - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
   • countercheck - check a second time
   • breathalyse, breathalyze - test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer
3. is a type of: verify - confirm the truth of
   subtypes:

   • proof, proofread - read for errors
   • control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
   • double-check - check once more to be absolutely sure
   • cross-check - check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
   • cinch - make sure of
   • card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
   • spot-check - pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
   • cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
   same as: ascertain, assure, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it
   verb group:

   • check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off - put a check mark on or near or next to
   • check - verify by consulting a source or authority
   • ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
   • control, verify - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
4. is a type of: hold back, keep, keep back, restrain - prevent the action or expression of
   subtypes:

   • conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress - bring under control by force or authority
   • damp - restrain or discourage
   • crucify, mortify, subdue - hold within limits and control
   • abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
   • train - cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
   • catch - check oneself during an action
   • bate - moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
   • thermostat - control the temperature with a thermostat
   • counteract, countercheck - oppose or check by a counteraction
   same as: contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
5. is a type of: halt, stop - come to a halt, stop moving
   verb group:

   • check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
   • check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
6. is a type of: verify - confirm the truth of
   subtypes: receipt - mark or stamp as paid
   same as: check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off
   verb group:

   • check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
   • ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
7. is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • dampen - check; keep in check (a fire)
   • delay, detain, stay - stop or halt
   same as: delay, retard
8. same as: check out
   verb group: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
9. is a type of: be, equal - be identical or equivalent to
   subtypes:

   • consist - be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
   • look - accord in appearance with
   • answer - match or correspond
   • coincide - be the same
   • align - be or come into adjustment with
   • correlate - to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
   • parallel - be parallel to
   • duplicate, parallel, twin - duplicate or match
   • square - be compatible with
   • bear out, corroborate, support, underpin - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
   • resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
   • homologize - be homologous
   • befit, beseem, suit - accord or comport with
   • accord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize - go together
   • pattern - form a pattern
   • adhere - be compatible or in accordance with
   • rhyme, rime - be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
   same as: agree, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally
   verb group:

   • check, check out - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
   • accord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize - go together
10. is a type of: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
11. is a type of: develop, make grow - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
    subtypes: mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
    same as: condition, discipline, train
    verb group: groom, prepare, train - educate for a future role or function
12. is a type of: charge, consign - give over to another for care or safekeeping
    verb group: check - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
13. is a type of: charge, consign - give over to another for care or safekeeping
    verb group: check - consign for shipment on a vehicle
14. referred to in: falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return
    is a type of: halt, stop - come to a halt, stop moving
    verb group: check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
15. is a type of: halt, stop - come to a halt, stop moving
    verb group: check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
16. is a type of: draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
    same as: checker, chequer
17. referred to in: card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
    is a type of: go, move - have a turn; make one's move in a game
18. is a type of: defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack
    subtypes: cut down, cut out - intercept (a player)
    same as: arrest, contain, hold back, stop, turn back
19. referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
    entail: go, move - have a turn; make one's move in a game
    is a type of: aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive
20. is a type of: cut, issue, make out, write out - make out and issue
21. subtypes: test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
    same as: ascertain, determine, find out, learn, see, watch
    verb group:

    • ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
    • ascertain, determine, find, find out - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
22. is a type of: verify - confirm the truth of
    verb group: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
23. is a type of: stop - cause to stop
    subtypes: halt, stanch, staunch, stem - stop the flow of a liquid
24. is a type of: crack - cause to become cracked
    same as: chink
    verb group: break, check, crack - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
25. is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes: crack - break partially but keep its integrity
    same as: break, crack
    verb group:

    • check, chink - make cracks or chinks in
    • crack - cause to become cracked

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