Definition of check

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

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Stay :: Stay (n.) Hindrance; let; check.
Checking :: Checking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chec.
Scrim :: Scrim (n.) Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc..
Checkrein :: Checkrein (n.) A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
Inhibition :: Inhibition (n.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc..
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..
Tessellated :: Tessellated (a.) Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement..
Sneap :: Sneap (v. t.) To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide.
Tick :: Tick (n.) Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check..
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 140ยก F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments..
Tartan :: Tartan (n.) Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern..
Compesce :: Compesce (v. t.) To hold in check; to restrain.
Blink :: Blink (pl.) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them..
Checkered :: Checkered (a.) Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material.
Mate :: Mate (n.) Same as Checkmate.
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..
Gingham :: Gingham (n.) A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished from printed cotton or prints..
Fritillary :: Fritillary (n.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria..
Checkwork :: Checkwork (n.) Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
Countercheck :: Countercheck (v. t.) To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
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