Word Finder - checked

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To inspect; to examine.

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Check the oil in your car once a month.

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To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).

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(often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

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Check off the items that you've checked (inspected).

synonyms

• check off
• cross off
• strike off
• tick
• tick off

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To control, limit, or halt.

example

Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.

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• curtail
• restrain

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To verify or compare with a source of information.

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Check your data against known values.

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To leave in safekeeping.

example

Check your hat and coat at the door.

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To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.

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Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.

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To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.

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He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.

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To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.

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The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck.

synonyms

• attack
• tackle
• trap

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To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.

example

Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked.

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To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.

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To chide, rebuke, or reprove.

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To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.

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To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.

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To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.

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The sun checks timber.

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To make a stop; to pause; with at.

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To clash or interfere.

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To act as a curb or restraint.

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To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.

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To mark with a check pattern.

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Having a pattern of checks; checkered.

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a checked tie

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Of syllables, having a coda.

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Of consonants, glottalized.

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Verified or validated in some way.

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a computer program using checked arithmetic

I haven't checked it today.

She checked the clock on the nightstand then the notepad listing the time of the flight she'd booked the afternoon before after exploring the mansion.

Every week, he asked how many things she checked off her bucket list.

Dean gingerly checked the pant's pockets but they were empty.

They sat for a moment while Dean opened his knapsack and checked their limited equipment.

The line was silent for so long that she checked her phone to see if the call had been dropped.

Their produce is checked in to the warehouse and each farmer is issued a certificate corresponding to the amount of produce he brought.

His power was checked but his unusual presence enough to draw the looks of those around them.

Gabriel checked Cora's thoughts, relieved to find her clean and started down the line.

Carmen checked all the doors and windows to make sure they were locked.

He's checked out of the campground.

She had checked off three of the seven exercises she'd learned from the books she read.

Gabe checked all of those in the mortal realm, except for … He turned, realizing Harmony hadn't been in the lineup.

I know, 'cause I checked you out when we had that business last year.

I checked them yesterday.

I checked my notes.

Jake didn't follow her as she strode into the airport and checked in, careful not to brush up against anyone for fear of the jarring visions.

Dean went outside and checked, but it wasn't there.

As he turned off, Dean checked the highway in both directions, but there were no other vehicles in sight.

He pretended not to notice, though, and thought hard as he checked the minds of the remaining assassins.

Struck by the thought, she checked the dresser for clothing.

I wish I had the date so I could look again to see if I maybe missed it in the paper the first time I checked.

He checked his notes, wetting his fingers as he turned each page.

Fred checked his notes again.

Shipton hadn't left town the day he checked out of the hospital.

He checked the mirror one last time and headed for the stairs.

It was midnight when Elisabeth checked the clock.

He checked the bedroom before going downstairs.

She forked some hay into each of the stalls and checked the herd again.

She hurried to the house and checked the roast.

She checked the first stall to see if more hay was needed and called instructions without looking in his direction.

The door to the kidding stalls was open and she stepped through, moving swiftly as she checked each stall.

They quickly switched places and Carmen checked the kid.

He checked in daily with the soft-spoken woman he'd nicknamed Angel.

Other evenings were like this one, where he checked in and went about his business.

She crossed to the communication master workstation and checked the systems.

Her hands flew over the keypads as she checked the networks for signs of tampering.

She retrieved her microcomputer with the other hand and checked the supply store she granted the Guardian access to.

He bristled and checked his weapons.

She waited for him to leave then checked her micro, which was still working on decrypting his encoded messages.

She lifted a lid and checked the broccoli.

His phone vibrated, and he checked it.

He watched from the corner of his eye as she checked her phone.

When about to enter Austrian territory proper his advance was, however, checked by the armistice of Villafranca.

He saw Karay seize the wolf, and checked his horse, supposing the affair to be over.

Pierre was about to ask, but seeing the stern expression of the adjutant who was also looking that way, he checked himself.

She checked the locator as she waited, seeking out General Greene on the compound.

She checked the comms from the mountain and fed the decrypted messages back into the computer.

Everything looked quiet, until she checked her micro again and saw that the decryption program had begun popping up the messages that had been repressed in the comms system.

Her hand shaking, she checked the log to see it had last been accessed by General Greene twenty-five hours ago.