to check
5
6.0
- verb
- /tʃɛk/
- Jargon
:
placar
- Maybe Sheed needs to start checking Gasol, and Chandler can check Z-Bo.
- body-check
- hip-check
- checking from behind
Examples
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The injury occurred when the Toronto Maple Leaf player was checked hard and struck his head on the ice.
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Ellie Wallace didn't stop playing when she got checked or whacked in the head while playing lacrosse in April.
Blog text (15) -
I check a kid, I check him, I bump into him, he goes into the fence.
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Down the borders with Lane checking Jackson around the net.
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He body-checked me on the way out.
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They checked her so hard it threw her helmet.
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One of the skaters checks him hard into the railing.
Fiction book (1999) -
Geoff was on the ice, taking it to the Russians, checking, hitting, following up shots, pouncing on rebounds.
Fiction book (1994) -
Through the office window, Jojo sees Burnett and suddenly bolts out the rear door and runs smack dab into Lowrey, who body checks him back up against the office door.
Fiction book (1995) -
The defender managed to check his opponent, preventing him from scoring a goal.
Synonyms
1
6.8
To use your body to stop an opponent in a sport like hockey
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop and think before you say or do something that causes trouble
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
30
4.0
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
25
2.5
Registering your arrival at a hotel, airport, or event by giving your name and documents
- Specialized
13
3.5
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
- Specialized
12
4.6
A check a bank writes and promises to pay the person who receives it
- Archaic
7
3.6
Paper you can use like money abroad that you cash at a bank or shop by showing your ID
5
3.5
A monthly payment from the government or insurance for someone who cannot work because of a disability
- Archaic
2
6.8
A woman who takes coats or umbrellas at an entrance and gives a ticket to get them back
- US
1
3.7
A signed piece of paper from a bank with the amount left empty for someone to fill
1
3.5
A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account
- Specialized
1
6.8
A simple math check that finds errors in files on drives or during transfer
- US
1
2.8
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
1
4.1
A cheque from a bank that you can cash right away and is safer than a personal cheque
1
3.5
A government check that Medicare sends to an older person to pay medical costs
- Specialized
1
5.5
A way to find mistakes in data by adding extra information when sending or saving it
- Specialized
1
5.8
A way to find errors in digital data by checking whether the number of ones is even or odd
- Specialized
Money a bank lets you use when a check makes your account go below zero
- Specialized
An extra binary digit added to data to find errors in transmission or storage
- Specialized
An extra digit or letter added to the end of a code to find reading errors
- Specialized
A blank check the bank gives you to get money when your personal checks are not available
- 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
- Specialized
A quick push with a hockey stick that knocks the puck away from an opponent
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Check in hockey comes from the older sense of 'stop' or 'hold', originally linked to the chess idea from Persian shah ('king'). So to check an opponent is to stop their progress by a legal push or block.