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Check

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Meaning

Noun

●
An
or examination.
●
A control; a
or stop.
●
In Chess:
A
in which the
is
by an
piece.
●
In American English:
A
(especially a
: ✓) used as an indicator.
●
In American English:
An order to a
to
money to a
or entity.
●
In American English:
A
,
in a restaurant.
●
In Sports:
A
by a
to take another
the play.
●
A
used
, or in
generally.
●
A
through the
in wood.
●
A
,
, or
by which
may be
, or a
or person may be identified.
●
In Falconry:
  • The
    by a
    of its
    to
    other
    . [from c.]
  • The
    by a
    of its
    to
    other birds.
    • ●
    A small
    or crack.
    ●
    In Textiles:
    A
    of a
    of
    of
    ; a
    .
    ●
    Any
    with such a pattern.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    ; to examine.
    ●
    To
    the
    of a
    or
    , usually making some
    (proofread) or many (copyedit).
    ●
    In American English:
    To
    on
    (with a
    or by
    them out) that have been
    for
    or
    or that have been
    (
    ,
    or
    as
    or satisfactory).
    ●
    To control,
    , or halt.
    ●
    To
    or
    with a
    of information.
    ●
    To
    in safekeeping.
    ●
    To
    with a
    for
    .
    ●
    In Basketball:
    To
    or
    the
    to an
    from behind the
    and have the
    or
    it back to
    play.
    ●
    In Sports:
    To
    another
    with the
    or body to
    of the
    or puck.
    ●
    In Poker:
    To
    is
    in a
    without betting.
    ●
    In Chess:
    To
    which
    an adversary's
    ; to
    .
    ●
    To
    ,
    , or reprove.
    ●
    In Nautical:
    To
    or
    , as a
    which is too
    extended.
    ●
    To
    or
    , as
    in
    ; or to
    in small
    , as
    ,
    , etc.
    ●
    To make
    or
    in; to cause to crack.
    ●
    To make a
    ; to pause.
    ●
    To
    or interfere.
    ●
    To
    as a
    or restraint.
    ●
    In Falconry:
    To
    , when
    of
    , and
    after other birds.
    ●
    To
    with
    pattern.

    Intj

    ●
    An
    that a
    has been satisfied.

    Adj

    ●
    In Heraldry:
    Checky, i.e. chequy.

    Name

    ●
    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    check
    English
    arrow
    eschec
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    scacus
    Latin
    arrow
    صکّ
    Arabic
    arrow
    چک
    Persian
    arrow
    شاه
    Persian
    arrow
    𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠
    Pahlavi
    𐭱𐭠𐭤
    Pahlavi
    arrow
    𐏋
    Old Persian (ca. 600-400 B.C.)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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