Word

check, n.
(checks)
freq. cnt. 27

a written order directing a bank to pay money
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

bank check check cheque

sample sentences

"he paid all his bills by check"

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check

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cheque

semantic pointers

hypernym

draft, bill of exchange, order of payment

hyponym

bad check, bad cheque kite kite counter check giro, giro cheque paycheck, payroll check certified check, certified cheque personal check, personal cheque cashier's check, treasurer's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's cheque blank check, blank cheque medicare check, medicare payment

an appraisal of the state of affairs
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

assay check

sample sentences

"they made an assay of the contents"
"a check on its dependability under stress"

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check

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hypernym

assessment, appraisal

hyponym

countercheck, double check Apgar score paternity test stress test

the bill in a restaurant
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

check chit tab

sample sentences

"he asked the waiter for the check"

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hypernym

bill, account, invoice

the act of inspecting or verifying
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

check check-out procedure checkout

sample sentences

"they made a check of their equipment"
"the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

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check check check check check

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check out

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hypernym

inspection, review

hyponym

spot check

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

check confirmation substantiation verification

sample sentences

"fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

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confirm confirm

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verify

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check check

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substantiate

semantic pointers

hypernym

proof, cogent evidence

hyponym

bed check crosscheck parity check, redundancy check, odd-even check checksum

the state of inactivity following an interruption
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

arrest check halt hitch stay stop stoppage

sample sentences

"the negotiations were in arrest"
"held them in check"
"during the halt he got some lunch"
"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
"he spent the entire stop in his seat"

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check check

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halt halt

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stop

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stop

semantic pointers

hypernym

inaction, inactivity, inactiveness

hyponym

countercheck logjam

(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
<noun.act>

check

semantic pointers

hypernym

chess move

domain of synset (topic)

chess, chess game

hyponym

discovered check

obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
<noun.act>

check

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check

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part holonym

ice hockey, hockey, hockey game

hypernym

obstruction

hyponym

crosscheck poke check

the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
<noun.act>

bridle check curb

sample sentences

"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

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check check

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curb curb

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restraint

a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
<noun.artifact>

check

sample sentences

"she wore a skirt with checks"

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check

semantic pointers

hypernym

weave

hyponym

houndstooth check, hound's-tooth check, dogstooth check, dogs-tooth check, dog's-tooth check

a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
<noun.attribute>

check chip

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check check

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chip

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hypernym

blemish, defect, mar

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

balk baulk check deterrent handicap hinderance hindrance impediment

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deterrent deter

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hinder

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impede

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handicap