All check synonyms
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- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- retard β to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- baffle β If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- pause β a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- interrupt β to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- bit β A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- rebuff β a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- inhibit β to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- preclude β to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- choke β When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- squelch β to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
- bridle β A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
- constrain β To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- look see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- make sure β free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- take stock β a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- cut short β to stop abruptly before the end
- hold back β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- nip in the bud β Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold in β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep back β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- play for time β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
noun check
- payment β something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
- form β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- draft β a drawing, sketch, or design.
- instruction β machine instruction
- authorization β an authorizing or being authorized
- bill β A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
- invoice β an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
- tab β ht
- score β the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- x β the 24th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- dot β a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- sign β a token; indication.
- stroke β a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court.