The Meaning of check

• (n.) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.
• (n.) A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.
• (n.) Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff.
• (n.) A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad.
• (n.) A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.
• (n.) A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure.
• (n.) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
• (n.) Small chick or crack.
• (v. t.) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
• (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
• (v. t.) To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage.
• (v. t.) To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
• (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
• (v. t.) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
• (v. i.) To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
• (v. i.) To clash or interfere.
• (v. i.) To act as a curb or restraint.
• (v. i.) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• (v. i.) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
• (a.) Checkered; designed in checks.

Synonyms

Repulse , hindrance , set back , rebuff. , Curb , restrain , stop , stay , repress , hinder , impede , inhibit , cohibit , bridle , control , obstruct.

Antonyms

Encouragement , freedom , liberty. , Loose , liberate , instigate , accelerate , license , indulge , allow , abet.

Homophones

chek , cheque , czech

Rhymes

aztec , baek , bec , beck , bedeck , biotech , blech , bleck , bo-shek , bottleneck , breakneck , breck , brekke , brubeck , cech , chek , cheque , czech , dec , dech , deck , dehecq , discotheque , domecq , dreck , dubcek , dweck , eck , ek , exec , feck , fleck , francek , frech , freck , gacek , geck , heck , henpeck , jacek , jech , keck , kleck , krech , labrecque , lech , leck , lek , lubeck , macek , mcpeck , mech , meck , nec , neck , opec , parsec , paycheck , pech , peck , placek , polytech , ptacek , quarterdeck , quebec , quek , rec , receptech , rech , recheck , reck , redneck , ringneck , roughneck , rubeck , scheck , schmeck , schneck , schreck , sec , sheck , shek , shreck , sneck , spec , speck , stec , stech , steck , streck , teaneck , tec , tech , teck , tek , trek , turtleneck , vacek , vanek , vanhecke , vanvleck , vasotec , weck , whelk , wnek , wreck , yeck , zacek , zech , zeck