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• could you give the tyres a check?
• a health check
• the drugs were found in their car during a routine check by police.
• a check for spelling mistakes

check

1. an act of making sure that something is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it
• see also reality check
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reality-check
• Could you give the tyres a check?
• a health check
• The drugs were found in their car during a routine check by police.
• a check for spelling mistakes
• I'll just have a quick check to see if the letter's arrived yet.
• It is vital to keep a check on your speed (= look at it regularly in order to control it).
2. an investigation to find out more information about something
• The police ran a check on the registration number of the car.
• Was any check made on Mr Morris when he applied for the post?
3. something that delays the progress of something else or stops it from getting worse
• A cold spring will provide a natural check on the number of insects.
• the most fundamental check to the power of the British monarchy
4. rules that are designed to control the amount of power, especially political power, that one person or group has
• see also checks and balances
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/checks-and-balances
5. a pattern of squares, usually of two colours
• see also checked
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/checked
• Do you prefer checks or stripes?
• a check shirt/suit
• a yellow and red check skirt
• = cheque
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cheque
• = bill
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bill_1
• Can I have the check, please?
• the gas bill
• Put it on my account please.
• The builders sent an invoice for £250.
• Can I have the check, please?
6. a place in a club, restaurant, etc. where you can leave your coat or bag
7. a ticket that you get when you leave your coat, bag, etc. in, for example, a restaurant or theatre
8. a position in which a player’s king (= the most important piece) can be directly attacked by the other player’s pieces
• see also checkmate
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/checkmate_2
• There, you're in check.
9. a mark (✓) put beside a sum or an item on a list, usually to show that it has been checked or done or is correct
• compare cross
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross_1
10. to keep something under control so that it does not spread or get worse
• Maggie managed to keep her temper in check.
• The epidemic was held in check by widespread vaccination.
11. to refuse an offer or invitation but say that you might accept it later
• ‘Are you coming for a drink?’ ‘Can I take a rain check?—I must get this finished tonight.’

Extra Examples

• A thorough check is made before the luggage is put on the plane.
• Can I have the check please?
• I did a quick visual check of the engine.
• I do a spell check on all my emails.
• I have to go for a dental check.
• I’ll just have a quick check to see if the letter’s arrived.
• In a series of spot checks, police searched buses crossing the border.
• Leaving some fields fallow provided a natural check on insect populations.
• Police are keeping a close check on the house.
• The band wants to do a sound check before the concert.
• The law acts as a check on people’s actions.
• The waiter handed me the check for my meal.
• Uncle Louie picked up the dinner check.
• We’re running a police check on all applicants for the job.
• You need to keep your temper in check!
• a routine check on the factory
• A cold spring will provide a natural check on the number of insects.
• Could you give the tyres a quick check?
• I had a last-minute check to see if the email had arrived.
• I went for a health check before going on the trip.
• It is vital to keep a check on your speed.
• Regular safety checks are conducted on the equipment used in the factory.
• The House of Commons became the most fundamental check to the power of the British monarchy.
• The drugs were found in their car during a routine check by police.
• The police ran a check on the registration number of the car.
• Was any check made on Mr Morris when he applied for the job?

Word Origin

• noun senses 1 to 4 and noun senses 6 to 10 Middle English (originally as used in the game of chess): the noun and exclamation from Old French eschec, from medieval Latin scaccus, via Arabic from Persian šāh ‘king’; the verb from Old French eschequier ‘play chess, put in check’. The sense ‘stop or control’ arose from the use in chess, and led (in the late 17th cent.) to ‘examine the accuracy of’. noun sense 5 late Middle English: probably from chequer, a pattern of squares, usually alternately coloured.