Phrase Hound found 224 phrases and 123 compound words that contain check. The most common are listed below. Open check in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 224
- check outTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- double checkTo check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.
- background checkA report on a person’s legal and criminal personal history.
- check-upAlternative form of checkup: A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
- reality checkA check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.
- check markA mark (✓) made to indicate confirmation of verification, completeness, correctness, choice, agreement, or acknowledgement.
- check boxesplural of check box: A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
- check boxAlternative form of checkbox: A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
- check and balanceProvide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.
- fact checkA verification of the factuality of specific information.
- spell-checkAlternative form of spellcheck: The act of spellchecking.
- Credit check
- Personal check
- check offTo mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- check valveA valve in a pipeline which allows the liquid or gas to flow in one direction only.
- body checkUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, check.
- blue checkA Twitter user whose account was verified by Twitter as authentic (i.e. not a parody or imposter account) and deemed to be of public interest prior to this system's replacement by a paid verification scheme in early 2023.
- hot checkA check with non-sufficient funds (not enough money in the bank to back it up), written fraudulently.
- e-checkAlternative form of e-cheque: A payment made by direct debit.
- name-checkAlternative form of namecheck: The public announcement of the name of a person or object, in acknowledgement of a contribution or for publicity purposes.
- check-out timeThe time of day by which one must check out of a hotel, campground, hospital, parking garage, etc.
- blank checkA signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
- Cashiers check
- cross checkAlternative form of crosscheck: A verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
- check throughTo permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
Compound words 123
- checklistA list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
- checkpointA point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.
- checksumA number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.
- checkboxA space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
- soundcheckAn activity that takes place before a concert, etc., when the performer and sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system to verify the volume and tonal frequencies.
- telecheckA check (financial instrument) that is not written out and signed by the drawer, but verbally authorized over the telephone and then printed and stamped by the payee.
- mischeckTo enter a check mark inaccurately.
- checkworkA pattern of alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
- aircheckA demonstration recording, often intended to show off the talent of an announcer to a prospective employer.
- backcheckTo check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.