Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lines engraved on certain portions of a gun-stock, enabling one to grasp it more surely.
- noun The assembling of the parts of a checked joint.
- noun In agriculture, the planting of seeds or plants at regular distances apart in the row or line, to allow of cultivation both ways, instead of drilling in a continuous or ‘solid’ row.
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- verb Present participle of
check . - noun ice hockey The act of physically keeping an opposing player in
check . - noun informal A checking account.
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Examples
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You've got everybody on the board locked, and he had the winning hand, and that's what you call checking a lock.
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I did some label checking and found the Whole Foods 365 brand corn taco shells had considerably less sodium than the brand the recipe author likes (Taco Bell).
unknown title 2009
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One thing about amazon feedback that's worth checking is what comment was left.
msagara: Wherein Michelle is irritated msagara 2009
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But in checking my thick copy of the IGFA's "2009 World Record Game Fishes" book, I see that 12 out of 15 possible IGFA state records for my home state of Vermont are vacant.
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Cite checking is easier, because the blog is probably there shortly after the article is written.
Archive 2009-07-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Following the link to her Facebook page, she goes on to complain, but what I found particularly interesting was her rant about how the AP fact-checking is focused on her and ignoring other big issues.
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I am reminded each day that I render decisions that affect people concretely and that I owe them constant and complete vigilance in checking my assumptions, presumptions and perspectives and ensuring that to the extent that my limited abilities and capabilities permit me, that I reevaluate them and change as circumstances and cases before me requires.
Wonk Room 2009
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I am reminded each day that I render decisions that affect people concretely and that I owe them constant and complete vigilance in checking my assumptions, presumptions and perspectives and ensuring that to the extent that my limited abilities and capabilities permit me, that I reevaluate them and change as circumstances and cases before me requires.
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Great to see one of senators saw the necessity to begin checking these out of contorl airlines.
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No sense in checking her out yourself since Obama has taken care of it for you ...
Obama uses his White House e-mail list to praise Sotomayor 2009
DRGoff commented on the word checking
I believe that checking is a form of blocking in ice hockey. So as to hold a player in check.
February 15, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word checking
It's also an activity familiar to those with OCD.
February 15, 2012