to check
- verb
- /tʃɛk/
- Jargon
- Check raising stupid tourists and taking huge pots off 'em.
Examples
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It's on you, so, like, bet, check, fold.
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Rather than place a bet, she chose to check and keep her options open for the next round.
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So we check raise hoping that they fold.
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So if you bet, then they assume that you have a hand and if you check, they assume you don't.
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Check or bet.
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In the poker game, I decided to check instead of raising my bet to see what others would do.
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When it was his turn, he opted to check and stay in the game without risking more chips.
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop and think before you say or do something that causes trouble
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
Registering your arrival at a hotel, airport, or event by giving your name and documents
- Specialized
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
- Specialized
A check a bank writes and promises to pay the person who receives it
- Archaic
Paper you can use like money abroad that you cash at a bank or shop by showing your ID
A monthly payment from the government or insurance for someone who cannot work because of a disability
- Archaic
A woman who takes coats or umbrellas at an entrance and gives a ticket to get them back
- US
A signed piece of paper from a bank with the amount left empty for someone to fill
A book or list where you record checks and deposits to track your bank account
- Specialized
A simple math check that finds errors in files on drives or during transfer
- US
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
A cheque from a bank that you can cash right away and is safer than a personal cheque
A government check that Medicare sends to an older person to pay medical costs
- Specialized
A way to find mistakes in data by adding extra information when sending or saving it
- Specialized
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 Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Check in card games, meaning to decline to bet, comes from the idea of holding back or not acting — the same older sense of 'stop'. So to check is to stay in the game but 'hold' your move.