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— English words —

• check n. An inspection or examination.
• check n. A control; a limit or stop.
• check n. (Chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
• check n. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
• check n. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
• check n. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
• check n. (Contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
• check n. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
• check n. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
• check n. A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
• check n. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
• check n. A small chink or crack.
• check v. To inspect; to examine.
• check v. To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
• check v. (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that…
• check v. To control, limit, or halt.
• check v. To verify or compare with a source of information.
• check v. To leave in safekeeping.
• check v. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
• check v. (Street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have…
• check v. (Sports) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
• check v. (Poker) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
• check v. (Chess) To make a move which puts an adversary’s king in check; to put in check.
• check v. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
• check v. (Nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
• check v. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• check v. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
• check v. To make a stop; to pause; with at.
• check v. (Obsolete) To clash or interfere.
• check v. To act as a curb or restraint.
• check v. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
• check n. (Textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
• check n. Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
• check v. (Transitive) To mark with a check pattern.
• check adj. (Heraldry) Divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.
• Check prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Chinese
  • check v. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to check.
  • check n. (Hong Kong Cantonese) cheque; check (Classifier: 張／张 c).
• Danish
  • check n. Cheque.
• Middle english
  • check n. Alternative form of chek.
• Swedish
  • check n. Cheque, check.

— English words, defined in German —

• check S. Die Kontrolle.
• check S. Der Scheck (Zahlungsmittel).
• check S. Die Rechnung.
• check S. (Situation beim Schachspiel) Schach.
• check V. Checken, überprüfen, gegenlesen; kontrollieren.
• check V. Nachfragen.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• check n. (Schaak) schaak (bepaalde situatie tijdens het schaakspel waarin een vijandig stuk naar de koning kijkt).
• check n. (Financieel), (economie), (Amerikaans Engels) cheque.
• check w. Checken.
• check w. Inspecteren.
• check w. Controleren.
• check w. Aanvinken.
• check w. Aankruisen.
• check w. Afvinken.

— English words, defined in French —

• check n. Contrôle, vérification.
• check n. Chèque (mais l’orthographe britannique pour ce sens est cheque).
• check n. (États-Unis) Coche. → voir check mark.
• check n. (Poker) Action d’indiquer verbalement ou en tapant la table avec la main qu’on ne mise rien.
• check v. Déposer, enregistrer.
• check v. Vérifier, contrôler.
• check v. Bloquer.
• check v. (Poker) Parole.
• check v. Cocher, marquer.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• check s. Cheque.
• check s. Marca empleada como indicador (√).
• check s. Cuenta por pagar en especial la de un restaurante.
• check s. Control o límite.
• check s. Una inspección o examinación.
• check s. En el juego de ajedrez Jaque.
• check v. Inspeccionar.
• check v. Marcar.
• check v. Controlar, limitar.
• check v. Hacer un jaque.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• check s. Checagem; inspeção; verificação.
• check s. (Economia e Estados Unidos) cheque.
• check s. (Xadrez) xeque.
• check v. Inspecionar.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• check s. (Diritto) (economia) assegno.

— In German —

• check V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs checken.
• Check S. Umgangssprachlich: Überprüfung, Kontrolle.
• Check S. Sport: Rammen eines anderen Spielers, für gewöhnlich mit der Schulter.
• Check S. Cheque, Scheck.
• Check S. Schweizerisch: Zahlungsanweisung an ein Geldinstitut, einen…

— In Dutch —

• check n. Een controlerende actie.
• check w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van checken.
• check w. Gebiedende wijs van checken.
• check w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van checken.

— In French —

• check n.m. (Québec) (Familier) (Anglicisme) Vérification, examen­.
• check n.m. (Familier) Poing-à-poing, action de se saluer en cognant…

— In Italian —

• check s. (Forestierismo) (diritto) (economia) assegno bancario.

213 English words from 41 English definitions

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33 English words from 50 foreign definitions

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123 foreign words from 50 foreign definitions

Aankruisen Aanvinken actie Afvinken ajedrez Aktiv Amerikaans anderen Anglicisme assegno avec bancario beim bepaalde Bij Bloquer britannique Checagem checken Chèque Coche Cocher cognant como Controlar Contrôle contrôler Controleren controlerende Cuenta Déposer diritto economia economie Eerste Eerste␣persoon ein einen eines empleada enkelvoud enregistrer Estados Estados␣Unidos États États-Unis Familier Financieel Forestierismo für Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs gegenlesen Geldinstitut gewöhnlich Hacer Imperativ indicador indiquer inspeção inspección Inspeccionar Inspecionar Inspecteren inversie jaque juego kijkt koning Kontrolle kontrollieren limitar límite mais Marca Marcar marquer mit naar Nachfragen orthographe persoon poing Poing-à-poing por Präsens Rammen Rechnung restaurante rien saluer schaak schaakspel Schach Schachspiel Scheck Schulter Schweizerisch se␣saluer situatie stuk tapant tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd tijdens tweede tweede␣persoon überprüfen Überprüfung Umgangssprachlich Unidos verbalement verificação vérification Vérifier vijandig voir waarin wijs Xadrez xeque Zahlungsanweisung Zahlungsmittel

243 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

checks Checks checkt checky checked checker check-in checkin' check␣in check␣on checkup check-up check␣up checkage checkbox check␣box check␣cop checkers checkest checketh checking check-ins check␣key Checkley checkman checkmen check␣nut checkoff check␣off checkout check␣out checkrow checks␣in checks␣on checksum checks␣up checkups check-ups checkable checkages checkback checkbite checkbook check-call checkdown checked␣in checked␣up checkered check-fold check␣hook +193 words

224 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

A␣checks B␣checks e-checks hachecks rechecks unchecks uncheckt airchecks bad␣checks bechecker bed-checks bed␣checks bug␣checks cup␣checks exchecker gut-checks gut␣checks hatchecks hip␣checks hot␣checks mic-checks mischecks paychecks pay␣checks pinchecks prechecks rechecked rechecker unchecked wet␣checks backchecks blue␣checks bodychecks body-checks body␣checks buttchecks coat␣checks desk␣checks factchecks fact-checks fact␣checks forechecks hip␣checked mic-checked mischecked namechecks name-checks overchecks pass␣checks prechecked +174 words

96 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

A␣check B␣check e-check hacheck in␣check recheck uncheck aircheck bad␣check bed-check bed␣check bugcheck bug␣check cup␣check gut-check gut␣check hatcheck hip␣check hot␣check mic-check mischeck paycheck pay␣check pincheck precheck wet␣check backcheck blue␣check bodycheck body-check body␣check buttcheck coat␣check desk␣check factcheck fact-check fact␣check forecheck namecheck name-check overcheck pass␣check raincheck rain␣check smog␣check spot-check spot␣check stopcheck take␣check telecheck +46 words

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

che CHE Eck heck Heck

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EHC

8 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

A␣check B␣check checks Checks checkt checky e-check haceck

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

chek heck Heck

13 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

chack Chece Checo cheek Cheek chick Chick chock Chock chuck Chuck cleck Sheck

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

chek heck Heck

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