Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: bank check, cheque |
2. | check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" Synonyms: assay | |
3. | check - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" | |
4. | check - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" | |
5. | check - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" | |
6. | check - the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" Synonyms: check-out procedure, checkout | |
7. | check - a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" Synonyms: check mark, tick | |
8. | check - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | |
9. | check - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something Synonyms: chip | |
10. | check - a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks" | |
11. | check - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" | |
12. | check - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey | |
13. | check - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king | |
Verb | 1. | check - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
2. | check - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" | |
3. | check - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" | |
4. | check - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | |
5. | check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" | |
6. | check - put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items" | |
7. | check - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" | |
8. | check - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" Synonyms: check out | |
9. | check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" | |
10. | check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey | |
11. | check - train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" | |
12. | check - consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding" | |
13. | check - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door" | |
14. | check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons | |
15. | check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked" | |
16. | check - mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on | |
17. | check - decline to initiate betting | |
18. | check - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" | |
19. | check - place into check; "He checked my kings" | |
20. | check - write out a check on a bank account | |
21. | check - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" | |
22. | check - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" | |
23. | check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve" | |
24. | check - make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" Synonyms: chink | |
25. | check - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
CHECK, contracts. A written order or request, addressed to a bank or persons
carrying on the banking business, and drawn upon them by a party having
money in their hands, requesting them to pay on presentment to a person
therein named or to bearer, a named sum of money.
2. It is said that checks are uniformly payable to bearer Chit. on
Bills, 411; but that is not so in practice in the United States. they are
generally payable to bearer, but sometimes they are payable to order.
3. Cheeks are negotiable instruments, as bills of exchange; though,
strictly speaking, they are due before payment has been demanded, i$n which
respect they differ from promissory notes and bills of exchange payable on a
particular day. 7 T. R. 430.
4. The differences between a common check and a bill of exchange, are,
First, that a check may be taken after it is overdue, and still the holder
is not subject to the equities which may exist between the drawer and the
party 'from whom he receives it; in the case of bills of exchange, the
holder is subject to such equity. 3 John. Cas. 5, 9; 9 B. & Cr. 388.
Secondly, the drawer of a bill of exchange is liable only on the condition
that it be presented in due time, and, if it be dishonored, that he has had
notice; but such is not the case with a check, no delay will excuse the
drawer of it, unless he has suffered some loss or injury on that account,
and then only pro tanto. 3 Kent, Com. 104 n. 5th ed.; 8 John. Cas. 2; Story,
Prom. Notes, Sec. 492.
5. There is a kind of check known by the name of memorandum cheeks;
these are given in general with an understanding that they are not to be
presented at the bank on which they are drawn for payment; and, as between
the parties, they have no other effect than an IOU, or common due bill; but
third persons who become the holders of them, for a valuable consideration,
without notice, have all the rights which the holders of ordinary cheeks can
lawfully claim. Story, Prom. Notes, Sec. 499.
6. Giving a creditor a cheek on a bank does not constitute payment of a
debt. 1 Hall, 56, 78; 7 S. & R. 116; 2 Pick. 204; 4 John. 296. See 3 Rand.
481. But a tender was held good when made by a check contained in a letter,
requesting a receipt in return, which the plaintiff sent back, demanding a
larger sum, without objecting to the nature of the tender. 3 Bouv. Inst. n.
2436.
7. A cheek delivered by a testator in his lifetime to a person as a
gift, and not presented till after his death, was considered as a part of
his will, and allowed to be proved as such. 3 Curt. Ecc. R. 650. Vide,
generally,4 John. R. 304; 7 John. R. 26; 2 Ves. jr. 111; Yelv. 4, b, note; 7
Serg. & Rawle, 116; 3 John. Cas. 5, 259; 6 Wend. R. 445; 2 N. & M. 251; 1
Blackf. R. 104; 1 Litt. R. 194; 2 Litt. R. 299; 6 Cowen, R. 484; 4 Har. & J.
276; 13 Wend. R. 133; 10 Wend. R. 304; 7 Har. & J. 381; 1 Hall, R. 78; 15
Mass. R. 74; 4 Yerg. R. 210; 9 S. & R. 125; 2 Story, R. 502; 4 Whart. R.
252.