check

1. verb

1)

troops checked all vehicles

I checked her background

Syn:

examine, inspect, look at/over, scrutinize, survey; study, investigate, research, probe, look into, inquire into; informal check out, give something a once-over

2)

he checked that the gun was cocked

Syn:

make sure, confirm, verify

3)

two defeats checked their progress

Syn:

halt, stop, arrest, cut short; bar, obstruct, hamper, impede, inhibit, frustrate, foil, thwart, curb, block, stall, hold up, retard, delay, slow down; literary stay

4)

her tears could not be checked

Syn:

suppress, repress, restrain, control, curb, rein in, stifle, hold back, choke back; informal keep a lid on

2. noun

1)

a check of the records

Syn:

examination, inspection, scrutiny, perusal, study, investigation, probe, analysis; test, trial, monitoring; checkup; informal once-over, look-see

2)

a check on the abuse of authority

Syn:

control, restraint, constraint, curb, limitation

3)

write a check in the amount of $150

Syn:

bank draft; traveler's check, certified check, bank check; paycheck

4)

the waitress arrived with the check

Syn:

bill, account, invoice, statement, tab

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- check in

- check out

- keep in check