1. Patterned with alternating squares of colour
   "He wore a checked shirt to the picnic";
   - checkered [N. Amer], chequered [Brit, Cdn]

1. Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
   "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"; "check up on the brakes"; "check over the brakes"; "I'll check into it";
   - check up on, look into, check out, suss out [Brit, informal], check over, go over, check into, suss [Brit, informal], sus [Brit, informal]
    
2. Make an examination or investigation
   "check into the rumour"; "check the time of the class"
    
3. Carefully verify or confirm something
   "check that all doors are locked before leaving";
   - see, insure, ensure, ascertain, make sure, make certain
    
4. Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
   "Check whether the train leaves on time";
   - determine, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
    
5. Verify by consulting a source or authority
   "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
    
6. Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
   "These stories don't check!";
   - check out
    
7. Put a check mark on, near or next to
   "Please check each name on the list";
   - check off, mark, mark off, tick off [Brit, Cdn, informal], tick [Brit]
    
8. [US] Write out a check on a bank account
   "She checked the amount for her rent payment"
    
9. Withdraw money by writing a check
   "She checked out $500 from her account";
   - cheque [Brit, Cdn], check out [US]
    
10. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
    "check your anger";
    - control, hold in, hold, contain, curb, moderate
     
11. Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
    "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia";
    - turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
     
12. Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
    "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
     
13. Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
    "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
     
14. Develop (a child's or animal's) behaviour by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
    "Parents must check their children";
    - discipline, train, condition
     
15. Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
    "The defenseman checked his opponent, preventing a clear shot on goal"
     
16. (chess) place into check
    "He checked my kings"
     
17. (card game) decline to initiate betting
    "He checked, hoping to trap his opponent"
     
18. Consign for shipment on a vehicle
    "check your luggage before boarding"
     
19. [N. Amer] Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
    "Check your coat at the door"
     
20. (falconry) abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
    "The falcon checked and went after a smaller bird instead"
     
21. Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
    "The dog checked"
     
22. [N. Amer] Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
    "He checked the tablecloth with a blue pattern";
    - checker [N. Amer], chequer [Brit, Cdn]
     
23. Make cracks or chinks in
    "The heat checked the paint";
    - chink
     
24. Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
    "The paint began to check in the heat";
    - crack, break
     
25. Slow the growth or development of
    "The brain damage will check the child's language development";
    - retard, delay
     
26. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
    "The two versions of the story don't quite check";
    - match, fit, correspond, jibe, gibe, tally, agree, marry, marry up, square

See also: patterned

Type of: act, aggress, alter, analyse [Brit, Cdn], analyze [N. Amer], attack, be, block, blockade, canvass, change, charge, consign, crack, cut, defend, develop, draw, draw off, embarrass [archaic], examine, go, halt, hinder, hold back, issue, keep, keep back, make it, make out, make the grade [N. Amer], modify, move, obstruct, pass, restrain, see, stop, study, stymie, stymy [rare], take out, verify, withdraw, write out

Encyclopedia: Checked