Definition of check

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Check (n.) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.

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Checking :: Checking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chec.
Faser :: Faser (n.) A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy..
Astringent :: Astringent (n.) A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc..
Nip :: Nip (v. t.) Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy..
Bearer :: Bearer (n.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer..
Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle..
Plaid :: Plaid (a.) Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin..
Estacade :: Estacade (n.) A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the approach of an enemy..
Indorse :: Indorse (v. t.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a /ote, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.)..
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.
Tessellated :: Tessellated (a.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf..
Checkerwork :: Checkerwork (n.) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Counterchange :: Counterchange (v. t.) To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging. See Counterchaged, a., 2..
Gingham :: Gingham (n.) A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished from printed cotton or prints..
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
Aborted :: Aborted (a.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches..
Skew :: Skew (n.) A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place..
Scrim :: Scrim (n.) Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc..
Check :: Check (n.) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
Teller :: Teller (n.) An officer of a bank who receives and counts over money paid in, and pays money out on checks..
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