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check - noun

  1. Something that limits or restricts: circumscription, constraint, cramp, curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel. See limited.
  2. The act of stopping: cessation, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease. See continue.
  3. The act of examining carefully: checkup, examination, inspection, perusal, scrutiny, study, view. Informal going-over. See investigate.
  4. A precise list of fees or charges: account, bill, invoice, reckoning, statement. Informal tab. See pay.

check - verb

  1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, discontinue, halt, stall, stay, stop, surcease. See continue.
  2. To come to a cessation: arrest, belay, cease, discontinue, halt, leave off, quit, stall, stop, surcease. See continue.
  3. To control, restrict, or arrest: bit, brake, bridle, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, rein(back, in, or up), restrain. See restraint.
  4. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose: baffle, balk, checkmate, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie, thwart. Informal cross, stump. See allow.
  5. To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality: assay, essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out. See investigate.
  6. To subject to a test of knowledge or skill: examine, quiz, test. See investigate.
  7. To look at carefully or critically. con, examine, go over, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey, traverse, view. Informal case. See investigate.
  8. To be compatible or in correspondence: accord, agree, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit, harmonize, match, square, tally. Informal jibe. Archaic quadrate. See agree.

check in - phrasal verb

  1. To come to a particular place: arrive, get in, pull in, reach, show up, turn up. Slang blow in. See start.

check out - phrasal verb

  1. To cease living: decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, go, pass away, pass(on), perish, succumb. Informal pop off. Slang croak, kick in, kick off. See live.