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    • \ ˈfak(t)-ˌchek \

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    [Verb]  | "check" | \ ˈchek \


    1: to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively —usually used with out or over

    2: to compare with a source, original, or authority : verify

    3: to look at (something) to obtain information


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English cheken, checken "to put an opponent's king in check, stop, block," probably derivative of chek, chekke "announcement in chess that an opponent's king is in check, assault, adverse event" {mat|check:2|};

      * Note : A French source is possible but uncertain. In the Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, the etymology of this verb cites "Old French eschequier, eschecquer" and "Old Northern French eskekier," without specification of sources. A form eskieka occurs in the Picard version (manuscript P) of the Old French narrative poem Guillaume d'Angleterre, but the meaning is not clear. Dictionnaire du Moyen Français has a verb eschequer with the meanings "go off, go away" (déguerpir) and "avoid, avert" (éviter) that appears to have no relation to chess.;

    [Verb]  | "back-check" | \ ˈbak-ˌchek \


    1: to skate back toward one's own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey


    Origin: 1913 ;

    [Verb]  | "check in" 


    1: to register at a hotel

    2: to report one's presence or arrival

    3: to find out or report the status of someone or something especially as part of a regular pattern of communication or monitoring —often followed by on or with


    Origin: 1918 ;

    [Verb]  | "check off" 


    1: to eliminate from further consideration

    2: to deduct (union dues) from a worker's paycheck

    3: to change a play at the line of scrimmage in football by calling an audible


    Origin: 1884 ;

    [Verb]  | "check out" 


    1: to vacate and pay for one's lodging (as at a hotel)

    2: die

    3: to have the cost of purchases totaled and pay the cost


    Origin: 1921 ;

    [Verb]  | "cross-check" | \ ˈkrȯs-ˌchek \


    1: to obstruct in ice hockey or lacrosse by thrusting one's stick held in both hands across an opponent's face or body

    2: to check (something, such as data or reports) from various angles or sources to determine validity or accuracy


    Origin: circa 1930 ;

    [Verb]  | "double-check" | \ ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek \


    1: to subject to a double check

    2: to make a double check


    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Verb]  | "fact-check" | \ ˈfak(t)-ˌchek \


    1: to verify the factual accuracy of


    Origin: 1973 ;

    [Verb]  | "name-check" 


    1: to mention or acknowledge (someone or something) specifically and publicly by name


    Origin: 1986 ;

    [Verb]  | "spell-check" 


    1: to check the spelling of (something, such a document or block of text) by using a spellchecker


    Origin: 1983 ;

    [Adjective]  | "checked" 


    [Verb]  | "checked" 


    1: to be in agreement on every point;


      * e.g., " ... their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness "





    2: to bring (something) to a standstill;


      * e.g., " ... a tree finally checked the skidding car "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  lost





    3: to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression);


      * e.g., " ... check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met "



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    [Verb]  | "check" 


    1: to be in agreement on every point;


      * e.g., " ... their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness "





    2: to bring (something) to a standstill;


      * e.g., " ... a tree finally checked the skidding car "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  lose





    3: to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression);


      * e.g., " ... check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met "



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    [Verb]  | "check (out)" 


    1: to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition);


      * e.g., " ... check out the house and let me know if you think it's worth buying "



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    [Verb]  | "checked in" 


    2: as in wait-listed, registered;




    [Verb]  | "checked out" 


    1: to stop living;


      * e.g., " ... there are a lot of sights around the world that I want to see before I check out "





    [Verb]  | "fact-checked" 


    [Phrase]  | "checked into" 


    1: to search through or into;


      * e.g., " ... The principal assured parents that he would check into reports of damaged play structures in the schoolyard. "



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    [Phrase]  | "checked up on" 


    1: to search through or into;


      * e.g., " ... Can you check up on the status of those files? "



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