Definition of check

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Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.

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Checkered :: Checkered (a.) Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Pasteurization :: Pasteurization (n.) A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140¡ F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments..
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..
Control :: Control (n.) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register..
Teaberry :: Teaberry (n.) The checkerberry.
Checklaton :: Checklaton (n.) Ciclatoun.
Lactifuge :: Lactifuge (n.) A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body..
Snib :: Snib (v. t.) To check; to sneap; to sneb.
Checkmating :: Checkmating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Checkmat.
Checklaton :: Checklaton (n.) Gilded leather.
Freck :: Freck (v. t.) To checker; to diversify.
Check :: Check (v. t.) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber..
Anthocarpous :: Anthocarpous (a.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple..
Skunk :: Skunk (v. t.) In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king..
Check :: Check (n.) A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below..
Bank :: Bank (n.) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and pay his losses..
Break :: Break (v. t.) A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10..
Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check..
Checkmate :: Checkmate (n.) A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
Check :: Check (n.) A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad..
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