An inspection or examination.
I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
A control; a limit or stop.
checks and balances
A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
The tablecloth had red and white checks.
An expression showing that a requirement has been satisfied.
Keys? Check. Batteries? Check. We are all ready to go!
An expression that indicates that the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).
Checky, i.e. chequy.
CHECKY, [...] Checky, according to Colombiere, is one of the most noble and ancient figures [...] Checky is always composed of metal, and colour. [...] So that if that be or, and the next gules, the house or family is said to bear check, or, and gules. When the whole shield is not chequered , but only the chief, a bend, cross, or the like, the number of ranges should be expressed.
A surname.
From Middle English chek, chekke, borrowed from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king or check at chess, shah”), borrowed from Classical...
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Check the oil in your car once a month.
To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
To mark with a check pattern.