checked

Verb

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• make an examination or investigation
• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
  • "She checked for an instant and missed a step"
• put a check mark on or near or next to
• slow the growth or development of
• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
• develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
• consign for shipment on a vehicle
• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
  • "The dog checked"
• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
• decline to initiate betting
• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
• place into check
  • "He checked my kings"
• write out a check on a bank account
• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
• verify by consulting a source or authority
• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
  • "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
• make cracks or chinks in
  • "The heat checked the paint"
• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
• simple past and past participle of check

Adjective Satellite

• patterned with alternating squares of color

Adj

• Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
• Of syllables, having a coda.
• Of consonants, glottalized.
• Verified or validated in some way.
• Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
• Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.

Examples

• a checked tie
• a computer program using checked arithmetic
• He checked his watch for the third time.

Synonyms

agree, arrest, ascertain, assure, break, check, check into, check off, check out, check over, check up on, checker, checkered, chequer, chequered, chink, condition, contain, control, correspond, crack, curb, delay, determine, discipline, ensure, find out, fit, gibe, go over, hold, hold back, hold in, insure, jibe, learn, look into, mark, mark off, match, moderate, retard, see, see to it, stop, suss out, tally, tick, tick off, train, turn back, watch

Antonyms

disagree, carry-on

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