Definitions for "check"
Keywords:  payee, drawee, draft, drawn, therein
A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.
A note drawn against a checking account that tells how much to take out of the account to pay a person or company.
A written request to the financial institutions to subtract a specified amount of money from the check writer's account as payment for a received good or service.
Keywords:  puck, bet, stay, nothing, opponent
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.
To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
To obstruct the motion of an opposing player by contacting him with one's body.
Small chick or crack.
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
To act as a curb or restraint.
Keywords:  arrest, rower, slow, oar, impeded
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.
How much the boat is slowed down during the recovery by poor rowing technique.
An abrupt change in the rate of deceleration caused by pressure on the foot plate where the oarsmen's feet are fixed without simultaneous pressure on the metal rod where the oarlock is mounted.
Deceleration caused by poor rowing technique, usually because an oarsman puts pressure on the stretcher without applying simultaneous, countervailing pressure on the pin.
Any abrupt deceleration of the shell caused by some uncontrolled motion within the shell; an interruption in the forward motion of the shell. The coxswain is probably the most acutely aware of this abrupt deceleration and it has been known to cause whiplash in some extreme cases.
Keywords:  slack, belay, brace, ease, stiffly
To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
To slack off a rope a little and then belay it again.
to slack off slowly; to stop a vessel's way gradually by a line fastened to some fixed object or to an anchor on the bottom; to ease off a rope a little, especially with a view to reducing the tension; to stop or regulate the motion, as a cable when it is running too fast.
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.
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.
To accept (something) for temporary custody from another; as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's coat.
Keywords:  hawk, pursuit, bird, forsaking, windup
The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons
Keywords:  trail, intersection, frb, veer, hare
CAD-Duct Solids command] Collision detection on whole drawing. Item collisions are marked on drawing as green circles at item intersections. Type CHECK again after items have been adjusted to remove the green circles.
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
sudden ending of the trail
Keywords:  tick, negate, toggle, box, icon
There are numerous variations of checks, but all negate the action of another.
put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"
The action of ticking a check box (tick box)
To clash or interfere.
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
To suffer interference during a race, causing a horse to alter its speed and/or path in a race. A severe check can ruin a horse's chance in a race.
Keywords:  inspect, verify, bindery, confirm, ran
To examine for a condition; to compare for verification. See CONTROL, EXAMINE, INSPECT, MONITOR, and VERIFY.
the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!"
Keywords:  rebuke, chide, reprove
To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
A pronounced discontinuation of movement through the feet.
A discontinuity in a zone or pattern which is not a true annulus. Such rings are distinguished by the width of the zone relative to annuli, location relative to annuli, and incomplete formation or poor definition. Checks may also be differentiated from annuli on some scales by differences in platelet shape.
Keywords:  restaurant, waiter, cheque, bill, asked
the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
cheque (form of payment); bill (in restaurant, etc.)
Keywords:  patten, dobby, wore, jacquard, squares
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.
a small pattern of squares or rectangles. It may be printed, yarn dyed , cross dyed or woven into the fabric ( as a dobby or jacquard).
a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
Keywords:  voucher
a voucher," Mr
Keywords:  deluxe, they'll, pizza, cutter, trouble
a fine way to save the couple the trouble of having to return the deluxe pizza cutter you bought them
a piece of paper and a legal document that promises someone that they'll receive payment from you
Keywords:  amazing, simplest, elegant, glow, weft
To make a checkered pattern upon.
one of the simplest and most elegant ways of patterning plain weave cloth. Simple checks are formed with a second color thread at regular intervals on the ground. Micro checks give the fabric a shot woven glow, with only a few threads between the check spacing. Complex checks can be formed by combing warp and weft color repeats for amazing variety.
(slang) improper form of "pass."(slang) (noun) stopper (mainly Antipodean usage)
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
a special form that people can use if they don't have cash or to pay bills
Keywords:  'rsets, char, 'runtim, 'none, 'windows
CHAR What to check ('ALL', 'TABLES', 'WINDOWS', 'RSETS', 'ACCESS', 'RUNTIM', 'NONE'
Keywords:  sed, denote, halt, skip, interview
Check questions are used during the course of the interview to identify the sample universe and denote the skip pattern for a particular set of questions. These questions are answered based on previous responses or direct observations, without asking the respondent.
sed to denote the halt by the pack and the field, for the purpose of resting both animals and riders
Keywords:  asl, browser
ASL Browser
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.
Name given to the tokens used at the gaming tables.
a safe and convenient form of payment
a safe, convenient way to pay for something, whether it's an item in a store or something you're paying for by mail
Keywords:  fillet, rebate, larger
a rebate, normally larger than a fillet.
To compare with an original or with some standard, to insure correctness; as, to check an account; to check with a supervisor about procedures.
The step in production in which all elements of a scene are exam- ined and checked against the exposure sheet to ensure they are correct before being filmed. In studio animation, the person responsible for this step is the Checker.
A 24-by-24 mile area formed by guide meridians and parallels under government survey that correct for the curvature of the earth.
consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"
a personal face-to-face safety advice service that takes place on board your own craft
Keywords:  weir, sill, velocity, stage, channel
A sill or weir in a channel to control stage or velocity.
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
compare confusion contrary criterion
Keywords:  shorthand, shoulder
Shorthand for SHOULDER CHECK.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"
1) Opposite of Build; a smooth diminishment of light or sound level. 2) See Prefade Listen.
Keywords:  rift, shear, timber, weaken, dries
a rift in the surface caused when the surface of a timber dries more rapidly than the interior. End checks weaken the timber in shear.
Keywords:  iou, promissory, note, promise, reserve
a promise to pay, Federal Reserve Notes are for all practical purposes IOU'S and are not in fact payment
a promissory note
a intriguing business and studying more about it can be extremely fulfilling
a legel document putting an agreement on the back is the same as a contract
Keywords:  nursery, plot, comparison, row, variety
A row or plot of standard variety included in nursery or plot tests for comparison.
A directive statement made to momentarily monitor (specified items/systems). No response is required if status is normal.
a wonderful industry and learning more about it can be very fruitful
Lighting term: to lower the brightness of a lantern to zero.
Keywords:  cheek, rigging, block, expressions
Expressions Cheek block Rigging
Term used to describe trees growing very slowly or not at all. Usually caused by poor drainage or nutrient deficiency.
an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
a stirring business and studying more about it can be very profitable
Keywords:  meal, wager, safer, money, school
a much safer way of sending meal money to school
To Check. To not wager or get any money on the hand.
train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
Keywords:  substitute, cash
a substitute for cash
a Palm OS utility to display various system information
Keywords:  reproduce, simple, document
a very simple document to reproduce
A means of verification of information or operation during or after an operation.
a single attempt to determine the effectiveness of a character's Ranked Rating(s) at some identifiable effort
a system designed to protect your web site and limit access -- for members, employees, vendors, and to protect children from accessing adult sites
Keywords:  framework, test, unit
Check: a unit test framework for C
a definition of the expected state of some aspect of the target system at a particular point
Keywords:  splits, near, board, end
Splits at or near the end of a board.
Keywords:  integrity, domain, type
Type of integrity: Domain
Keywords:  hold, back
v. To hold back.
Keywords:  seller, contract, buyer
a contract between the buyer and the seller
Keywords:  message, payment
a payment message
Keywords:  document, payment
A document used for payment.
Keywords:  designed
Checkered; designed in checks.