(v): consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
(v): make an examination or investigation
(v): observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
(v): be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
(v): confirm the truth of
(v): lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
(v): keep under control; keep in check
(v): stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
(v): come to a halt, stop moving
(v): put a check mark on or near or next to
(v): confirm the truth of
(v): slow the growth or development of
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
(v): be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
(v): be identical or equivalent to
(v): block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
(v): hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
(v): develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
(v): cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
(v): consign for shipment on a vehicle
(v): give over to another for care or safekeeping
(v): hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
(v): give over to another for care or safekeeping
(v): abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
(v): come to a halt, stop moving
(v): stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
(v): come to a halt, stop moving
(v): mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
(v): represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
(v): decline to initiate betting
(v): have a turn; make one's move in a game
(v): hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
(v): be on the defensive; act against an attack
(v): place into check
(v): take the initiative and go on the offensive
(v): write out a check on a bank account
(v): make out and issue
(v): find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
(v): verify by consulting a source or authority
(v): confirm the truth of
(v): arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
(v): cause to stop
(v): make cracks or chinks in
(v): cause to become cracked
(v): become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
(v): undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
(n): a written order directing a bank to pay money
(n): a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
(n): an appraisal of the state of affairs
(n): the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
(n): the bill in a restaurant
(n): an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
(n): the state of inactivity following an interruption
(n): the state of being inactive
(n): additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
(n): any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
(n): the act of inspecting or verifying
(n): a formal or official examination
(n): a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
(n): a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
(n): something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
(n): a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
(n): a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
(n): a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
(n): a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
(n): pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
(n): the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
(n): the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
(n): obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
(n): getting in someone's way
(n): (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
(n): the act of moving a chess piece
"Anyone who believes that an administration incapable of getting itself out of its own disasters from Kabul to Baghdad to New Orleans finally has a formula for doing so at a moment of ultimate economic debacle is surely deluded. In the meantime, Congress may turn over the checks (as in checkbooks) from those classic American governmental checks and balances to the Treasury."
- Tom Engelhardt, 25 Sep 2008.