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sudden check

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  • check — [chek] n. [ME chek < OFr eschec, eschac, a check at chess, repulse < ML scaccus, scahus < Pers šāh, king, principal piece in a game of chess (see SHAH1); prob. sense development: king in danger hostile action restraining action means of… …   English World dictionary

  • Check — Check, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checked} (ch[e^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {checking}.] 1. (Chess) To make a move which puts an adversary s piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check. [1913 Webster] 2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • check — check1 checkless, adj. /chek/, v., n., pl. checks or, for 45, chex, adj., interj. v.t. 1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff. 2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They… …   Universalium

  • check — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chek, from Anglo French eschec, from Arabic shāh, from Persian, literally, king; akin to Greek ktasthai to acquire, Sanskrit kṣatra dominion Date: 15th century 1. exposure of a chess king to an attack from which… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • check — /tʃɛk / (say chek) verb (t) 1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly. 2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control. 3. to investigate or verify as to correctness. 4. Also, check off. US to tick. 5. Also, check in. to leave in… …  

  • check — {{11}}check (n.) early 14c., a call in chess noting one s move has placed his opponent s king in immediate peril, from O.Fr. eschequier a check at chess (also chess board, chess set ), from eschec, from V.L. *scaccus, from Arabic shah, from Pers …   Etymology dictionary

  • check — [[t]tʃɛk[/t]] v. t. 1) to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly 2) to restrain; control: to check an impulse[/ex] 3) to cause to diminish, as in rate or intensity 4) to verify the correctness of, as by comparison 5) to inquire into,… …   From formal English to slang

  • check — /tʃek/ noun 1. a sudden stop ♦ to put a check on imports to stop some imports coming into a country 2. investigation or examination ● a routine check of the fire equipment ● The auditors carried out checks on the petty cash book. 3. US (in a… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • gravity check — n. a fall as from a surfboard, bike, etc. □ She rounded the turn and had a sudden gravity check, resulting in a scraped elbow …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • fire check — noun : a fine shallow crack in an unglazed ceramic body or a glass article caused by sudden heating …   Useful english dictionary

  • snub — snubber, n snubbingly, adv. /snub/, v., snubbed, snubbing, n., adj. v.t. 1. to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. by ignoring. 2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark. 3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running… …   Universalium

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