Definition of check

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Check (v. t.) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check..

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Stoppage :: Stop-over (a.) Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i..
Wahabee :: Wahabee (n.) A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India..
Controllable :: Controllable (a.) Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check..
Checker :: Checker (v. t.) Checkerwork.
Discountenance :: Discountenance (n.) Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment; disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.
Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant..
Bafflement :: Bafflement (n.) The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check..
Checkstring :: Checkstring (n.) A cord by which a person in a carriage or horse car may signal to the driver.
Control :: Control (v. t.) To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.
Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check..
Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound..
Check :: Check (n.) A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check..
Checkmate :: Checkmate (n.) The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game..
Nip :: Nip (v. t.) Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy..
Contravallation :: Contravallation (n.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged..
Pullicate :: Pullicate (n.) A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.
Chequy :: Chequy (n.) Same as Checky.
Antemetic :: Antemetic (n.) A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
Checkage :: Checkage (n.) The act of checking; as, the checkage of a name or of an item in a list..
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