check

  1. Noun.  An inspection or examination.
  2. Noun.  A control; a limit or stop.
  3. Noun.  (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: (unicode, ✓) ) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick ''(UK)''.
  4. Noun.  (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque ''(UK, Canada)''.
  5. Noun.  (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
  6. Noun.  (chess) The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
  7. Noun.  (context, contact) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
  8. Noun.  A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
  9. Verb.  To inspect; to examine.
  10. Verb.  To mark with a checkmark.
  11. Verb.  To control, limit, or halt.
  12. Verb.  To verify or compare with a source of information.
  13. Verb.  To leave in safekeeping.
  14. Verb.  To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
  15. Verb.  (context, contact) To physically remove a person from play.
  16. Verb.  (poker) To remain in the hand without betting, only legal if no one has yet bet.
  17. Noun.  (textiles, usually) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.