Found 1 hit - Term: check hook, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
check \check\ che^k, n. oe. chek, of. eschec, f. 'echec,
a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl.
'echecs chess, through ar., fr. pers. sh=ah king. see
shah, and cf. checkmate, chess, checker.
1. chess a word of warning denoting that the king is in
danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's
move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to
immediate capture. a king so menaced is said to be in
check, and must be made safe at the next move.
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2. a condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest;
stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.
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which gave a remarkable check to the first progress
of christianity. --addison.
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no check, no stay, this streamlet fears.
--wordsworth.
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3. whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle,
guard, restraint, or rebuff.
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useful check upon the administration of government.
--washington.
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a man whom no check could abash. --macaulay.
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4. a mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be
prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as,
checks placed against items in an account; a check given
for baggage; a return check on a railroad.
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5. a written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as
therein stated. see bank check, below.
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6. a woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten
of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design;
also, cloth having such a figure.
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7. falconry the forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to
follow other birds.
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8. small chick or crack.
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bank check, a written order on a banker or broker to pay
money in his keeping belonging to the signer.
check book, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a
bank.
check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a
checkrein is looped.
check list, a list or catalogue by which things may be
verified, or on which they may be checked.
check nut mech., a secondary nut, screwing down upon the
primary nut to secure it. --knight.
check valve mech., a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler,
or other conduit, to prevent the return of the feed water
or other fluid.
to take check, to take offense. obs. --dryden.
syn: hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction;
reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff;
tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft.
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see also:
shah checkmate chess checker bank check check book
check hook check list check nut check valve to take check
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Check, definition of term: Check
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Check Mark, definition of term: Check Mark
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Check Off, definition of term: Check Off
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Check List, definition of term: Check List
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Check Out, definition of term: Check Out
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Check In, definition of term: Check In
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Check For, definition of term: Check For
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Certified Check, definition of term: Certified Check
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Cashiers Check, definition of term: Cashiers Check
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