check plural
check
The plural form of check is checks
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- noun plural check Also, British, cheque. Banking. a written order, usually on a standard printed form, directing a bank to pay money. 1
- noun plural check a slip or ticket showing the amount owed, especially a bill for food or beverages consumed. 1
- noun plural check 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 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 an inquiry, search, or examination: We made a quick check but found nothing missing. 1
- noun plural check 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 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 a sudden arrest or stoppage; repulse; rebuff: Taxation caused a check in the accumulation of vast fortunes. 1
- noun plural check 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 a pattern formed of squares, as on a checkerboard. 1
- noun plural check one of the squares in such a pattern. 1
- noun plural check a fabric having a check pattern. 1
- noun plural check Chess. the exposure of the king to direct attack: The king was in check. 1
- noun plural check 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 a counter used in card games, as the chip in poker. 1
- noun plural check a small crack: There were several checks in the paint. 1
- noun plural check an egg, designated for market, having a slightly cracked shell and an intact inner membrane. 1
- noun plural check Masonry. a rabbet-shaped cutting on the edge of a stone, by which it is fitted to another stone. 1
- noun plural check 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