CHECK

Mar 4, 2025

Verb: examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something

Verb: stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable)

Verb: (of a passenger) consign (baggage) to the care of the transport provider with whom they are travelling

Verb: mark or click on (a box) in order to select a particular option on a form, questionnaire, etc.

Verb: move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king)

Verb: (in poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead

Verb: (of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent

Noun: an examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition

Noun: a stopping or slowing of progress

Noun: a move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent's king and by which the king may be checkmated

Noun: a token of identification for left luggage

Noun: a counter used as a stake in a gambling game

Noun: a part of a piano which catches the hammer and prevents it retouching the strings

Noun: a crack or flaw in timber

Interjection: expressing assent or agreement

Interjection: used by a chess player to announce that the opponent's king has been placed in check

Noun: a pattern of small squares

Adjective: having a checked pattern

Noun: an order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form