…examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something…
…a written order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer’s account…
…the act of reporting one’s presence and registering, typically at an airport or hotel…
…(in sports, especially ice hockey) a deliberate obstruction of an opponent by placing one’s body in the way…
…a mark (✓) used to indicate that a textual item is correct or has been chosen or verified…
…poke the puck off the stick of and out of the possession of (an opposing player)…
…a ticket given for later use when a sports event or other outdoor event is interrupted or postponed by rain…
…a test of sound equipment before a musical performance or recording to check that the desired sound is being produced…
…go over (something) for a second time to ensure that it is accurate or safe…
…an occasion on which one is reminded of the state of things in the real world…
…have one’s baggage weighed and put aside for consignment to the hold of an aircraft on which one is booked to travel…
…tick or otherwise mark an item on a list to show that it has been dealt with…
…establish the truth or inform oneself about someone or something…
…enter the price of goods in a supermarket into a cash machine for addition and payment by a customer…
…the situation of play when a draw is obtained by repeated checking of the king…
…a verification of the identity and trustworthiness of someone such as a government employee, in order to maintain security…
…a check that results when a player moves a piece or pawn so as to put the opponent’s king in check from another piece…
…a check for a fixed amount that can be cashed or used in payment after endorsement with the holder’s signature…
…said when politely refusing an offer, with the implication that one may accept it at a later date…
…a code added to data that is used to detect errors occurring during transmission, storage, or retrieval…
…verify the accuracy of something by comparing it with (something else)…
…a small box on a computer screen that, when selected by the user, is filled with a check mark to show that the feature described alongside it has been enabled…
…a digit representing the sum of the correct digits in a piece of stored or transmitted digital data, against which later comparisons can be made to detect errors in the data…
…a card issued by a bank to guarantee the honouring of cheques up to a stated amount…
…a public mention or listing of the name of a person or thing such as a product, especially in acknowledgment or for publicity purposes…
