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WATCH NOW: The Word "Check" Has A Very Regal Origin
Asking for checks and filling out forms with checkmarks is boring, so it’s easy to forget that "check" was a word that originated from a game of knights, kings, and queens; basically the stuff Game of Thrones is made of.
Idioms for check
check the helm, Nautical.
to alter the helm of a turning vessel to keep the bow from swinging too far or too rapidly.
in check,
under restraint: He held his anger in check.
Origin of check
1
1275–1325; Middle English
chek, chekke (at chess) < Old French
eschec (by aphesis), variant of
eschac < Arabic
shāh check (at chess) < Persian: literally, king (an exclamation: i.e., look out, your king is threatened); see
shah
synonym study for check
1. See
stop.
2.
Check,
curb,
repress,
restrain refer to putting a control on movement, progress, action, etc.
Check implies arresting suddenly, halting or causing to halt:
to check a movement toward reform.
Curb implies the use of a means such as a chain, strap, frame, wall, etc., to guide or control or to force to stay within definite limits:
to curb a horse.
Repress, formerly meaning to suppress, now implies preventing the action or development that might naturally be expected:
to repress evidence of excitement.
Restrain implies the use of force to put under control, or chiefly, to hold back:
to restrain a person from violent acts.
OTHER WORDS FROM check
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Definition for check (2 of 2)
check
2
[ chek ]
/ tʃɛk /
noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
Often checks.
the game of checkers.
any of the playing pieces used in this game.
Origin of check
2
by shortening
Example sentences from the Web for check
British Dictionary definitions for check
check
/ (tʃɛk) /
verb
noun
interjection
chess
a call made to an opponent indicating that his king is in check
mainly US and Canadian
an expression of agreement
Derived forms of check
checkable, adjectiveWord Origin for check
C14: from Old French
eschec a check at chess, hence, a pause (to verify something), via Arabic from Persian
shāh the king! (in chess)
Idioms and Phrases with check
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