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Check, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checked p. pr. & vb. n. checking.]
1. Chess To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb. Hence, Ice Hockey To obstruct the motion of an opposing player by contacting him with one's body.
So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression. --Burke.
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. Hence, To compare with an original or with some standard, to insure correctness; as, to check an account; to check with a supervisor about procedures.
4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
The good king, his master, will check him for it. --Shak.
5. Naut. To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
Syn: -- To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder; impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove; rebuff.
checked
adj 1: held back from some action especially by force [syn: curbed]
2: patterned with alternating squares of color [syn: checkered,
chequered]