CHECK

Definitions

1. 1. To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
2. 2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb. So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression. Burke.
3. 3. To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage.
4. 4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove. The good king, his master, will check him for it. Shak.
5. 5. To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
6. 6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.