Definition of check

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of check is as below...

Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..

Lern More About Check

Mate :: Mate (v. t.) To checkmate.
Checker :: Checker (n.) To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity..
Check :: Check (v. i.) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc..
Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check..
Stem :: Stem (v. t.) To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current..
Check :: Check (a.) Checkered; designed in checks.
Pullicate :: Pullicate (n.) A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.
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..
Teaberry :: Teaberry (n.) The checkerberry.
Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Checkerwork :: Checkerwork (n.) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Dishonor :: Dishonor (v. t.) To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange..
Allay :: Allay (n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.
Mutage :: Mutage (n.) A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.
Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check..
Counterchecking :: Counterchecking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Counterchec.
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..
Avail :: Avail (v. i.) To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail; medicines will not avail to check the disease..
Opposition :: Opposition (n.) The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance..
Tick :: Tick (n.) Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us