| Check (check) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Check |
[OE. chek, OF.
eschec, F. échec, a stop, hindrance, orig.
check in the game of chess, pl. échecs chess,
through AR., fr. Pers. sh h king. See Shah,
and cf. Checkmate |
A word of warning denoting
that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by
an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose
it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in
check, and must be made safe at the next move.
A condition of interrupted or impeded
progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in
check.
Whatever arrests progress, or limits
action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff.
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.
A written order directing a bank or
banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check,
below.
A woven or painted design in squares
resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of
such a design; also, cloth having such a figure.
The forsaking by a
hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
Small chick or crack.
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To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his
king, in check] to put in check.
To put a sudden restraint upon; to
stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
To verify, to guard, to make secure,
by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a
check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an
original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to
check an account; to check baggage.
To chide, rebuke, or
reprove.
To slack or ease off,
as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
To make checks or chinks in; to cause
to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
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| Check (check) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Check |
| To make a
stop; to pause; -- with at.
The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its
power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks
at any vigorous undertaking ever after.
Locke. |
To clash or interfere.
To act as a curb or
restraint.
To crack or gape open, as wood in
drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint,
etc.
To turn, when in
pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
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Checkered; designed
in checks.
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