to check
1
8.2
- verb
- /tʃɛk/
- And this painting is on wood and so there are areas where the grain can show through or little checks that I couldn't quite fill in with the fill in medium.
Examples
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"I trust," said the Daa'Vit, "that you're not here just to check up on me."
Fiction book (1991) -
Now, Mabel, when we get old, we gotta keep ourself checked.
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Mention it to them when they check out.
Blog text (32) -
Well, until you get your eyes checked, click on the link below to see what's happening!
Blog text (13) -
Why don't you go have a doctor check it out?
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To check for cracks? Instead of answering, Nathan took a sip of coffee, let his eyes come up from the rim.
Fiction book (1995) -
This morning, checking the pearls, she saw that one of them had deteriorated, turning seemingly to dust or ash: human ash, gray talcum against the side of the jar.
Fiction book (1994) -
Over time, the wood began to check, forming small cracks that made it less structurally sound.
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The artist noticed that the paint on the canvas had started to check, creating fine lines across the surface.
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After years of exposure to the weather, the old fence began to check, showing signs of degradation.
Synonyms
327
1.0
To break or form a narrow split in a surface
1
4.2
To become covered with many small breaks in the surface
1
7.2
To form long narrow cracks in rock or the ground
1
8.4
To develop a network of small cracks on a ceramic or painted surface
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop and think before you say or do something that causes trouble
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
33
4.0
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
30
2.5
Registering your arrival at a hotel, airport, or event by giving your name and documents
- Specialized
16
3.5
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
- US
15
3.7
A signed piece of paper from a bank with the amount left empty for someone to fill
- Specialized
13
4.6
A check a bank writes and promises to pay the person who receives it
- Archaic
10
3.6
Paper you can use like money abroad that you cash at a bank or shop by showing your ID
6
3.5
A monthly payment from the government or insurance for someone who cannot work because of a disability
- US
6
2.8
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
- Archaic
4
6.8
A woman who takes coats or umbrellas at an entrance and gives a ticket to get them back
2
3.5
A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account
- Specialized
1
5.5
A way to find mistakes in data by adding extra information when sending or saving it
1
4.1
A cheque from a bank that you can cash right away and is safer than a personal cheque
- Specialized
1
6.8
A simple math check that finds errors in files on drives or during transfer
1
3.5
A government check that Medicare sends to an older person to pay medical costs
- Specialized
1
5.8
A way to find errors in digital data by checking whether the number of ones is even or odd
- Specialized
1
6.9
An extra binary digit added to data to find errors in transmission or storage
- Specialized
1
8.2
A quick push with a hockey stick that knocks the puck away from an opponent
- Specialized
1
7.1
An extra digit or letter added to the end of a code to find reading errors
- Specialized
1
6.5
A blank check the bank gives you to get money when your personal checks are not available
- Specialized
1
4.7
Money a bank lets you use when a check makes your account go below zero
- Specialized
1
6.5
A company formed to raise money from the public to buy other businesses
- Jargon
A check on the opponent's king that happens when one piece moves and opens an attack by another piece
- Specialized
A way to find errors in data by checking whether the number of ones is odd or even
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
A check meaning a small crack comes from the idea of a tiny break or mark in a surface. So when wood or paint 'checks' it makes little splits or cracks.