Definition of check

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Check (v. t.) To chide, rebuke, or reprove..

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Counter-roll :: Counter-roll (n.) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll.
Stunt :: Stunt (n.) A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing..
Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..
Nip :: Nip (v. t.) Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy..
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..
Allay :: Allay (n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
Dash :: Dash (n.) A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his hopes received a dash..
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
Inhibit :: Inhibit (v. t.) To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
Plaid :: Plaid (n.) A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland..
Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or remark; to reprimand; to check..
Catastaltic :: Catastaltic (a.) Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.
Choke :: Choke (v. i.) To be checked, as if by choking; to stick..
Check :: Check (n.) A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below..
Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..
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..
Checklaton :: Checklaton (n.) Gilded leather.
Control :: Control (n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder; restraint..
Checkered :: Checkered (a.) Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc..
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