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check: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"; (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king; obstructing an opponent in ice hockey; a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"; a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something; the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"; a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"; make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"; arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"; slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"; examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"; put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"; verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"; write out a check on a bank account; place into check; "He checked my kings"; 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 South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"; decline to initiate betting; mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on; stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"; stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"; abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons; hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"; consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"; make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"; block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey; be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!"

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double check collapse

collate collapse: compare critically; of texts; to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

audit collapse: a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"; attend academic courses without getting credit; examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"

check out collapse: try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"; announce one's departure from a hotel; record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"

verify collapse: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"; attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

autopsy collapse: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

postmortem collapse: discussion of an event after it has occurred; occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"; after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

look over collapse

look at collapse

pore over collapse

size up collapse: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

peruse collapse: examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"

checkbook collapse: a book issued to holders of checking accounts

demand draft collapse

IOU collapse: an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'

money order collapse: a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office

scrutinize collapse

intermeddle collapse

pop off collapse: leave quickly

overdraft collapse: a draft in excess of the credit balance

certificate collapse: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; authorize by certificate; present someone with a certificate

punch in collapse

validate collapse: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"; prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something; give evidence for; declare or make legally valid

negotiable instrument collapse: an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money

prove collapse: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"; prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; obtain probate of; "prove a will"; take a trial impression of; be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

kick in collapse: open violently; "kick in the doors"

meddle collapse: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"

throwback collapse

insolvency collapse: the lack of financial resources

voucher collapse: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure; someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement

interrupt collapse: a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out; terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"; destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"; interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"; make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

promissory note collapse

intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

time out collapse

overhaul collapse: periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"; make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system"

straiten collapse: squeeze together

cool off collapse: feel less enamoured of something or somebody

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

ring in collapse

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