check
20
3.3
- noun
- /tʃɛk/
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- I like the check, but the printing isn't big enough.
- a check pattern
- a check shirt
- gingham check
They had all been pointing in their Blues and whites and checks.
- They had all been pointing in their Blues and whites and checks.
- I pick up these shoes and they're white low top ponies with a blue check.
- Yeah, me and Ronnie walked through the train station next to Lucille and all the Croatian fans were wearing Arab dress, but with Croatian Black Joe check pattern on it.
- Musky charms, blue checks, gold checks, yellow moons and purple Nazis.
Examples
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Curtains of patched blue, red checks, and gauzy light yellow were glued on the windows.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Today it was a blue and black check with a brown tweed jacket."
Fiction book (1991) -
There you see green checks all over the board.
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The red and black kind of Buffalo check almost.
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So this like duster coat is in this really lovely grey with the green kind of check on it.
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The man was wearing a pair of red-check pajamas, and his brown hair was sleep-tousled.
Fiction book (2001) -
Beneath that, she has on a buffalo-check flannel shirt, stove-pipe jeans, and leather hiking boots.
Fiction book (1996) -
The tablecloth features a classic check pattern that adds a touch of elegance to the dining room.
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She chose a shirt with a blue and white check design for the summer.
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At the fabric store, I found some beautiful cotton checks in various colors.
Synonyms
A cloth pattern of small jagged checks in two colors
A cloth pattern of small broken checks usually black and white
A cloth pattern with small jagged checks like a dog's tooth
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop and think before you say or do something that causes trouble
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun check for a square pattern is from the old word chequer ('board with squares'), the same idea as a checkerboard used in games. So a check fabric has a repeated square design.