check
- noun
- /tʃɛk/
- Jargon
- You're in check.
Examples
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When your king is in check, you must make a move to protect it immediately.
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She smiled as she announced, 'I put you in check!' after moving her rook.
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My king is in check.
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Your king is still in check.
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Atlas, you are in check.
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And when you play, beware of check.
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The game was intense, and I realized my opponent had me in check at least three times.
Synonyms
A check on the opponent's king that happens when one piece moves and opens an attack by another piece
Antonyms
Idioms
To stop and think before you say or do something that causes trouble
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 Threatening
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun check in chess comes from Persian shah ('king') and means the king is under direct attack. So being 'in check' means your king must be protected on the next move.