ALL meanings of check off
check off
C c - phrasal verb check off When you check things off, you check or count them while referring to a list of them, to make sure you have considered all of them. 3
- verb check off to mark with a tick 3
- verb check off to deduct (union contributions) directly from an employee's pay 3
- noun check off a procedure whereby an employer deducts union contributions directly from an employee's pay and pays the money to the union 3
- noun check off to mark as verified, examined, etc. 3
- transitivephrasal verb check off mark checklist item with a tick 1
- verb with object check off to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff. 1
- verb with object check off to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They built a high wall to check the tides. 1
- verb with object check off to cause a reduction, as in rate or intensity; diminish: The new measures checked the rapidity with which the epidemic was spreading. 1
- verb with object check off to investigate or verify as to correctness: She checked the copy against the original. 1
- verb with object check off to make an inquiry into, search through, etc.: We checked the files, but the letter was missing. 1
- verb with object check off to inspect or test the performance, condition, safety, etc., of (something): Check a used car thoroughly before buying it. 1
- verb with object check off to mark (something) so as to indicate examination, correctness, preference, etc. (often followed by off): Please check the correct answer. They checked off the names of people they wanted to invite. 1
- verb with object check off to leave in temporary custody: Check your umbrellas at the door. 1
- verb with object check off to accept for temporary custody: We accept responsibility for any article we check here. 1
- verb with object check off to send (baggage) on a passenger's ticket, usually on the same carrier used by the passenger, for pickup at the destination: We checked two trunks through to Portland. 1
- verb with object check off to accept (baggage) for conveyance, and to convey, under the privilege of a passenger's ticket: Check this trunk to Portland. 1
- verb with object check off to mark with or in a pattern of squares: to check fabric. 1
- verb with object check off Agriculture. to plant in checkrows. 1
- verb with object check off Chess. to place (an opponent's king) under direct attack. 1
- verb with object check off Ice Hockey. to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent). Compare back-check, fore-check. 1
- verb without object check off to prove to be right; correspond accurately: The reprint checks with the original, item for item. 1
- verb without object check off to make an inquiry, investigation, etc., as for verification (often followed by up, into, etc.): He checked to make sure his answer was correct. Check into the matter. 1
- verb without object check off to make a sudden stop; pause: The horse checked before he jumped. 1
- verb without object check off Chess. to make a move that puts the opponent's king under direct attack. 1
- verb without object check off to crack or split, usually in small checks: Painted surfaces may check with age. 1
- verb without object check off Poker. to decline to initiate the betting in a betting round, usually to force another player to make the first bet rather than raise it. 1
- verb without object check off Hunting. (of hounds) to stop, especially because the line of scent has been lost. 1
- verb without object check off Falconry. (of a hawk) to forsake the proper prey and follow baser game (followed by at). 1
- noun plural check off Also, British, cheque. Banking. a written order, usually on a standard printed form, directing a bank to pay money. 1
- noun plural check off a slip or ticket showing the amount owed, especially a bill for food or beverages consumed. 1
- noun plural check off a ticket or token that when matched with a counterpart identifies an article left in the temporary custody of another, the purchaser of a ticket, a person who is to be served next, etc. 1
- noun plural check off a criterion, standard, or means to insure against error, fraud, etc.: This handmade sample is a check that the machine-made samples have to match. 1
- noun plural check off an inquiry, search, or examination: We made a quick check but found nothing missing. 1
- noun plural check off Also called check mark. a mark, often indicated by (✓), as on a list, to indicate that something has been considered, acted upon, or approved. 1
- noun plural check off a person or thing that stops, limits, slows, or restrains: The increase of duty was an effective check on imports. He was a check on her enthusiasm. 1
- noun plural check off a sudden arrest or stoppage; repulse; rebuff: Taxation caused a check in the accumulation of vast fortunes. 1
- noun plural check off a control, test, or inspection that ascertains performance or prevents error: They ran a check on the dependability of the automobile. 1
- noun plural check off a pattern formed of squares, as on a checkerboard. 1
- noun plural check off one of the squares in such a pattern. 1
- noun plural check off a fabric having a check pattern. 1
- noun plural check off Chess. the exposure of the king to direct attack: The king was in check. 1
- noun plural check off Ice Hockey. any of several maneuvers designed to obstruct or impede the forward progress of an opponent. Compare board check, body check, cross-check (def 5), hook check, poke check, sweep check. 1
- noun plural check off a counter used in card games, as the chip in poker. 1
- noun plural check off a small crack: There were several checks in the paint. 1
- noun plural check off an egg, designated for market, having a slightly cracked shell and an intact inner membrane. 1
- noun plural check off Masonry. a rabbet-shaped cutting on the edge of a stone, by which it is fitted to another stone. 1
- noun plural check off Hunting. the losing of the scent by a dog or pack. (in fox hunting) a period in a hunt, following the losing of the scent by the hounds, during which the field rests quietly while the hounds cast to regain the scent. 1
- adjective check off serving to check, control, verify, etc.: a check system. 1
- adjective check off ornamented with a checkered pattern; checkered: a check border. 1