checked
adjective
[ tʃɛkt ]
• having a pattern of small squares.
• "a checked shirt"
check
verb
• examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.
• "customs officers have the right to check all luggage"
Similar:
examine,
inspect,
look at,
look over,
scrutinize,
scan,
survey,
study,
investigate,
research,
probe,
dissect,
explore,
look into,
inquire into,
go into,
go over with a fine-tooth comb,
check out,
test,
monitor,
review,
give something a/the once-over,
give something a look-see,
give something a going-over,
• stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable).
• "efforts were made to check the disease"
Similar:
halt,
stop,
arrest,
bring to a standstill,
cut short,
bar,
obstruct,
hamper,
impede,
inhibit,
frustrate,
foil,
thwart,
stand in the way of,
prevent,
curb,
block,
stall,
hold up,
interfere with,
retard,
delay,
slow down,
brake,
put a brake on,
stem,
staunch,
stay,
• (of a passenger) consign (baggage) to the care of the transport provider with whom they are travelling.
• "I checked my bag and got my boarding pass"
• mark or click on (a box) in order to select a particular option on a form, questionnaire, etc.
• "users who want privacy should check the box that prevents your files from being shared"
• move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king).
• "he moves his knight to check my king again"
• (in poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead.
• (of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent.
Origin:
Middle English (originally as used in the game of chess): the noun and exclamation from Old French eschec, from medieval Latin scaccus, via Arabic from Persian šāh ‘king’; the verb from Old French eschequier ‘play chess, put in check’. The sense ‘stop or control’ arose from the use in chess, and led (in the late 17th century) to ‘examine the accuracy of’.
