checks

• be compatible, similar or consistent
• the state of inactivity following an interruption
• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
• be careful or certain to do something
• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
• an appraisal of the state of affairs
• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
• a written order directing a bank to pay money
• become fractured
• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
• the bill in a restaurant
• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
• the act of inspecting or verifying
• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent´s king
• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• make an examination or investigation
• lessen the intensity of
• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
• put a check mark on or near or next to
• slow the growth or development of
• be verified or confirmed
• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
• develop (children´s) behavior by instruction and practice
• 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
• mark into squares or draw squares on
• decline to initiate betting
• place into check
• write out a check on a bank account
• verify by consulting a source or authority
• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
• make cracks or chinks in

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