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 Dictionary entry overview: What does check mean? 

• CHECK (noun)
  The noun CHECK has 13 senses:

1. a written order directing a bank to pay money

2. an appraisal of the state of affairs

3. the bill in a restaurant

4. the state of inactivity following an interruption

5. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

6. the act of inspecting or verifying

7. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

8. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

9. a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

10. a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

11. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

12. obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

13. (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

  Familiarity information: CHECK used as a noun is familiar.

• CHECK (verb)
  The verb CHECK has 25 senses:

1. examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

2. make an examination or investigation

3. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

4. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

5. stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

6. put a check mark on or near or next to

7. slow the growth or development of

8. be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

9. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

10. block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

11. develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

12. consign for shipment on a vehicle

13. hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

14. abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

15. stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

16. mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

17. decline to initiate betting

18. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

19. place into check

20. write out a check on a bank account

21. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

22. verify by consulting a source or authority

23. arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

24. make cracks or chinks in

25. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

  Familiarity information: CHECK used as a verb is very familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHECK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A written order directing a bank to pay money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

bank check; check; cheque

Context example:

he paid all his bills by check

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

bill of exchange; draft; order of payment (a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

kite (a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float)

medicare check; medicare payment (a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care)

blank check; blank cheque (a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank)

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))

personal check; personal cheque (a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account)

certified check; certified cheque (a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment)

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)

counter check (a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals)

kite (a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value)

bad check; bad cheque (a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds)

paycheck; payroll check (a check issued in payment of wages or salary)

Derivation:

check (write out a check on a bank account)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An appraisal of the state of affairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

assay; check

Context example:

a check on its dependability under stress

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

appraisal; assessment (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "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)

stress test (a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress)

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)

countercheck; double check (something that checks the correctness of a previous check)

Derivation:

check (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The bill in a restaurant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

check; chit; tab

Context example:

he asked the waiter for the check

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

account; bill; invoice (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The state of inactivity following an interruption

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

arrest; check; halt; hitch; stay; stop; stoppage

Context example:

he spent the entire stop in his seat

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

countercheck (a check that restrains another check)

logjam (any stoppage attributable to unusual activity)

Derivation:

check (arrest the motion (of something) abruptly)

check (stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

check; confirmation; substantiation; verification

Context example:

fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

cogent evidence; proof (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

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)

Derivation:

check (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something)

check (make an examination or investigation)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The act of inspecting or verifying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

check; check-out procedure; checkout

Context example:

the pilot ran through the check-out procedure

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

inspection; review (a formal or official examination)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

spot check (a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning)

Derivation:

check (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something)

check (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)

check (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)

check (verify by consulting a source or authority)

check (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

check; check mark; tick

Context example:

as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

mark (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))

Derivation:

check (put a check mark on or near or next to)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

difficulty (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

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)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

check; chip

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Derivation:

check (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only)

check (make cracks or chinks in)

Sense 10

Meaning:

A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

she wore a skirt with checks

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

weave (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

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)

Derivation:

check (mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on)

Sense 11

Meaning:

The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bridle; check; curb

Context example:

his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

restraint (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something)

Derivation:

check (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)

check (develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

obstruction (getting in someone's way)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

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)

Holonyms ("check" 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)

Derivation:

check (block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey)

Sense 13

Meaning:

(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("check" is a kind of...):

chess move (the act of moving a chess piece)

Domain category:

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "check"):

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)

• CHECK (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

check; check into; check out; check over; check up on; go over; look into; suss out

Context example:

Check out the engine

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

Verb group:

check; check off; mark; mark off; tick; tick off (put a check mark on or near or next to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

follow; keep an eye on; observe; watch; watch over (follow with the eyes or the mind)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

The men check the area for animals
The men check for animals in the area

Derivation:

check (the act of inspecting or verifying)

check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)

checker (one who checks the correctness of something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make an examination or investigation

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

check the time of the class

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

examine; see (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They won't check the story

Derivation:

check (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

ascertain; assure; check; control; ensure; insure; see; see to it

Context example:

control the quality of the product

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

verify (confirm the truth of)

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)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

proof; proofread (read for errors)

cover (maintain a check on; especially by patrolling)

spot-check (pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality)

card (ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor)

cross-check (check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example)

cinch (make sure of)

control (verify by using a duplicate register for comparison)

double-check (check once more to be absolutely sure)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

check (the act of inspecting or verifying)

check (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate

Context example:

control your anger

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

hold back; keep; keep back; restrain (prevent the action or expression of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

check (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

She checked for an instant and missed a step

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

check (the state of inactivity following an interruption)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Put a check mark on or near or next to

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

check; check off; mark; mark off; tick; tick off

Context example:

mark off the units

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

verify (confirm the truth of)

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)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

receipt (mark or stamp as paid)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

check (a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Slow the growth or development of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

check; delay; retard

Context example:

The brain damage will retard the child's language development

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

dampen (check; keep in check (a fire))

delay; detain; stay (stop or halt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 8

Meaning:

Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

check; check out

Context example:

These stories don't check!

Verb group:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

They won't check the story

Derivation:

check (the act of inspecting or verifying)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally

Context example:

The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)

Verb group:

check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

square (be compatible with)

rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)

adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)

pattern (form a pattern)

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)

homologize (be homologous)

resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)

bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)

consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)

duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)

parallel (be parallel to)

correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)

align (be or come into adjustment with)

coincide (be the same)

answer (match or correspond)

look (accord in appearance with)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 10

Meaning:

Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

block; blockade; embarrass; hinder; obstruct; stymie; stymy (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to check his opponent

Derivation:

check (obstructing an opponent in ice hockey)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

check; condition; discipline; train

Context example:

Is this dog trained?

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)

Verb group:

groom; prepare; train (educate for a future role or function)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

mortify (practice self-denial of one's body and appetites)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

check (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Consign for shipment on a vehicle

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

check your luggage before boarding

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

charge; consign (give over to another for care or safekeeping)

Verb group:

check (hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 13

Meaning:

Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

Check your coat at the door

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

charge; consign (give over to another for care or safekeeping)

Verb group:

check (consign for shipment on a vehicle)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sentence example:

They check the cape

Derivation:

checker (an attendant who checks coats or baggage)

Sense 14

Meaning:

Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

halt; stop (come to a halt, stop moving)

Verb group:

check (stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution)

Domain category:

falconry (the art of training falcons to hunt and return)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 15

Meaning:

Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The dog checked

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

halt; stop (come to a halt, stop moving)

Verb group:

check (stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 16

Meaning:

Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

check; checker; chequer

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

check (a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard))

Sense 17

Meaning:

Decline to initiate betting

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 18

Meaning:

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

arrest; check; contain; hold back; stop; turn back

Context example:

Turn back the tide of communism

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

defend (be on the defensive; act against an attack)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

cut down; cut out (intercept (a player))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 19

Meaning:

Place into check

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

He checked my kings

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

aggress; attack (take the initiative and go on the offensive)

"Check" entails doing...:

go; move (have a turn; make one's move in a game)

Domain category:

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 20

Meaning:

Write out a check on a bank account

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

cut; issue; make out; write out (make out and issue)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

check (a written order directing a bank to pay money)

Sense 21

Meaning:

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

ascertain; check; determine; find out; learn; see; watch

Context example:

Check whether the train leaves on time

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)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

test (determine the presence or properties of (a substance))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They check whether there was a traffic accident

Derivation:

check (the act of inspecting or verifying)

Sense 22

Meaning:

Verify by consulting a source or authority

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

check your facts

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

check (the act of inspecting or verifying)

Sense 23

Meaning:

Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

stop (cause to stop)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

halt; stanch; staunch; stem (stop the flow of a liquid)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

check (the state of inactivity following an interruption)

Sense 24

Meaning:

Make cracks or chinks in

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

check; chink

Context example:

The heat checked the paint

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

crack (cause to become cracked)

Verb group:

break; check; crack (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

check (a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something)

Sense 25

Meaning:

Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

break; check; crack

Context example:

The glass cracked when it was heated

Hypernyms (to "check" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

check; chink (make cracks or chinks in)

crack (cause to become cracked)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "check"):

crack (break partially but keep its integrity)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

check (a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something)

 Context examples 

If you don’t anticipate high-level check writing, be conservative in spending and see how things go.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"Then it is understood, Mr. Eden, that we'll mail you the check to-morrow?" Mr. Ford said.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Following the finding of that first crater, Joe MacGregor, a glaciologist with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, checked topographic maps of the rock beneath Greenland’s ice for signs of other craters.

(NASA Finds Possible Second Impact Crater Under Greenland Ice, NASA)

There are no conformity checks on the field.

(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)

But when the team checked the activity of the microglial cells across the four groups, they found that it had also ramped up in the chronically sleep-deprived group.

(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In this way OH is the main check on the concentration of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in contributing to increasing global temperatures.

(Greenhouse Gas ‘Detergent’ Recycles Itself in Atmosphere, NASA)

They then checked this timeline against the fossil record of terrestrial animal evolution.

(Enterococci may have evolved antimicrobial resistance millions of years ago, NIH)

Results showed that, in addition to checking the deterioration of the disease, cells’ capacity to contract was seen to increase.

(Molecule created in Brazil helps fight heart failure, Agência Brasil)

"My dress is blue and white checked," said Dorothy, smoothing out the wrinkles in it.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

“I accuse you,” said he. “And now, your Grace, I’ll trouble you for that check.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)