Check vs. In
Checknoun
(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
Checknoun
An inspection or examination.
Checknoun
A control; a limit or stop.
Checknoun
(US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
Checknoun
(US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
Checknoun
(US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
Checknoun
A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
Checknoun
A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
Checknoun
A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
Checknoun
A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
Checknoun
(falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
Checknoun
A small chink or crack.
Checknoun
A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
Checkverb
To inspect; to examine.
Checkverb
To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
Checkverb
To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory); to check off, tick (UK), tick off (UK), cross off, strike off.
Checkverb
To control, limit, or halt.
Checkverb
To verify or compare with a source of information.
Checkverb
To leave in safekeeping.
Checkverb
To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
Checkverb
To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
Checkverb
To hit another player with one's body.
Checkverb
(poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
Checkverb
(chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.
Checkverb
To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
Checkverb
(nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
Checkverb
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
Checkverb
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
Checkverb
To make a stop; to pause; with at.
Checkverb
(obsolete) To clash or interfere.
Checkverb
To act as a curb or restraint.
Checkverb
(falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
Checknoun
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.
Checknoun
A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.
Checknoun
Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff.
Checknoun
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.
Checknoun
A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.
Checknoun
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.
Checknoun
The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
Checknoun
Small chick or crack.
Checkverb
To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
Checkverb
To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
Checkverb
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.
Checkverb
To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
Checkverb
To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
Checkverb
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
Checkverb
To leave (something) in the temporary custody of another; as, to check baggage; to check one's firearms at the door; to check one's coat at the cloakroom.
Checkverb
To accept (something) for temporary custody from another; as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's coat.
Checkverb
To make a checkered pattern upon.
Checkverb
To make a stop; to pause; - with at.
Checkverb
To clash or interfere.
Checkverb
To act as a curb or restraint.
Checkverb
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
Checkverb
To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
Checkadjective
Checkered; designed in checks.
Checknoun
a written order directing a bank to pay money;
Checknoun
an appraisal of the state of affairs;
Checknoun
the bill in a restaurant;
Checknoun
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
Checknoun
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;
Checknoun
the act of inspecting or verifying;
Checknoun
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.;
Checknoun
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Checknoun
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Checknoun
a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard);
Checknoun
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;
Checknoun
obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
Checknoun
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
Checkverb
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;
Checkverb
make an examination or investigation;
Checkverb
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
Checkverb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;
Checkverb
stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution;
Checkverb
put a check mark on or next to;
Checkverb
slow the growth or development of;
Checkverb
be verified or confirmed; pass inspection;
Checkverb
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;
Checkverb
block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
Checkverb
train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;
Checkverb
consign for shipment on a vehicle;
Checkverb
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping;
Checkverb
abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons
Checkverb
stop in a chase especially when scent is lost;
Checkverb
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
Checkverb
decline to initiate betting
Checkverb
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;
Checkverb
place into check;
Checkverb
write out a check on a bank account
Checkverb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;
Checkverb
verify by consulting a source or authority;
Checkverb
arrest the motion (of something) abruptly;
Checkverb
make cracks or chinks in;
Checkverb
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only;
Checkverb
examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something
Checkverb
verify or establish to one's satisfaction
Checkverb
verify the accuracy of something by comparing it with (something else)
Checkverb
agree or correspond when compared.
Checkverb
look at; take notice of
Checkverb
stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable)
Checkverb
curb or control (one's feelings or reaction)
Checkverb
hamper or neutralize (an opponent) with one's body or stick.
Checkverb
provide a means of preventing
Checkverb
(of a passenger) consign (baggage) to the care of the transport provider with whom they are travelling
Checkverb
deposit (a coat, bag, or other item) for temporary safekeeping in the cloakroom of a restaurant, theatre, etc.
Checkverb
mark or click on (a box) in order to select a particular option on a form, questionnaire, etc.
Checkverb
move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king)
Checkverb
(in poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead.
Checkverb
(of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent.
Checkverb
(of a trained hawk) abandon the intended quarry and fly after other prey.
Checknoun
an examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition
Checknoun
a stopping or slowing of progress
Checknoun
a means of control or restraint
Checknoun
an act of hampering or neutralizing an opponent with one's body or stick.
Checknoun
a temporary loss of the scent in hunting.
Checknoun
the movement made by a hawk when it abandons its intended quarry and pursues other prey.
Checknoun
a move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent's king and by which the king may be checkmated.
Checknoun
US spelling of cheque
Checknoun
the bill in a restaurant
Checknoun
a token of identification for left luggage.
Checknoun
a counter used as a stake in a gambling game.
Checknoun
another term for tick (sense 1 of the noun)
Checknoun
a part of a piano which catches the hammer and prevents it retouching the strings.
Checknoun
a crack or flaw in timber.
Checknoun
a pattern of small squares
Checknoun
a garment or fabric with a pattern of small squares
Checkinterjection
expressing assent or agreement.
Checkinterjection
used by a chess player to announce that the opponent's king has been placed in check.
Checkadjective
having a checked pattern
Inpreposition
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
Inpreposition
Contained by.
Inpreposition
Within.
Inpreposition
Surrounded by.
Inpreposition
Part of; a member of.
Inpreposition
Pertaining to; with regard to.
Inpreposition
At the end of a period of time.
Inpreposition
Within a certain elapsed time
Inpreposition
During (said of periods of time).
Inpreposition
Coming at the end of a word.
Inpreposition
Into.
Inpreposition
Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
Inpreposition
Indicating an order or arrangement.
Inpreposition
Denoting a state of the subject.
Inpreposition
Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
Inpreposition
Wearing (an item of clothing).
Inpreposition
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
Inpreposition
(of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
Inpreposition
Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
Inverb
To enclose.
Inverb
To take in; to harvest.
Inadverb
(not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
Inadverb
Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
Inadverb
(sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
Inadverb
(UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
Inadverb
After the beginning of something.
Innoun
A position of power or a way to get it.
Innoun
(sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
Innoun
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
Innoun
abbreviation of inch
Inadjective
In fashion; popular.
Inadjective
Incoming.
Inadjective
Furled or stowed.
Inadjective
(legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
Inadjective
(cricket) Currently batting.
Inadjective
Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
Inpreposition
The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.
Inpreposition
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
Inpreposition
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
Inpreposition
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army.
Inpreposition
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.
Inpreposition
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.
Inpreposition
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; - sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
Inpreposition
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
Inadverb
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
Inadverb
With privilege or possession; - used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
Innoun
One who is in office; - the opposite of out.
Innoun
A reëntrant angle; a nook or corner.
Inverb
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
Innoun
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Innoun
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
Innoun
a state in midwestern United States
Inadjective
holding office;
Inadjective
directed or bound inward;
Inadjective
currently fashionable;
Inadverb
to or toward the inside of;
Inadverb
inside an enclosed space
Inpreposition
expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else
Inpreposition
expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else
Inpreposition
expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case
Inpreposition
expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen
Inpreposition
(often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition
Inpreposition
indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgement is made
Inpreposition
expressing inclusion or involvement
Inpreposition
indicating someone's occupation or profession
Inpreposition
indicating the language or medium used
Inpreposition
indicating the key in which a piece of music is written
Inpreposition
as an integral part of (an activity)
Inpreposition
expressing a value as a proportion of (a whole)
Inadverb
expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else
Inadverb
expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something
Inadverb
expressing arrival
Inadverb
(of the tide) rising or at its highest level.
Inadjective
present at one's home or office
Inadjective
fashionable
Inadjective
(of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area.
Inadjective
batting
Innoun
a position of influence with someone powerful or famous
