check

Word Type

n.

check Meaning Definition

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.

Synonyms for check

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CDIOUMOXa reckoning ofabradeabrasionabysmabyssacceptanceacceptance billaccordaccountaccount ofagreeallophonealveolaranswer toapertureapico-alveolarapico-dentalarrestarrestationarrestmentarrivearroyoarticulationascertainmentaspirationassentassimilationassort withassuranceauditauthenticateauthenticationautopsybackpedalbacksetbackwaterbafflebafflementbaggage checkbalancebalance the booksbalkbalkingbandbank acceptancebank checkbarbarkbarometerbe consistentbe of onebe uniform withbearing reinbeat offbellbespanglebespecklebespotbilabialbillbill of accountbill of draftbill of exchangebill of ladingbillheadbirthmarkbitblackheadblank checkblazeblaze a trailblebblemishblisterblockblockageblockingbloodyblotchbook stampbookplatebottle upbox canyonbox upbrakebrandbreachbreakbridlebring tobring up shortbroachingbroad arrowbullaburnburstbustcachetcacuminalcagecagingcanoncanvasscanyoncaste markcavityceasecerebralcertificatecertificate of depositcertificationcertified checkcessationchafechainchalkchalk upchapchargeschasmcheck and doublecheckcheck incheck ofcheck offcheck outcheck overcheck up oncheckbookcheckercheckerboardcheckerworkcheckingcheckmarkcheckmatecheckreincheckupchequechessboardchimechimneychinkchipchitchockcicatrixcicatrizecircumventclawclearingcleavecleftcleuchclip the wingsclogcloggingcloisterclosing upclosurecloughcoherecoincidecolcollatecollationcolophoncolors in patchescomedocomedowncommercial papercomparative scrutinycompareconcurconcussionconfineconfinementconfirmconfirmationconformconform withconfoundingconfusionconsist withconsonantconstrainconstraintconstrictioncontaincontinuantcontrolcoolcool offcoolingcooling downcooling offcoopcoop incoop upcooperatecork upcorrespondcorroboratecorroborationcouleecouloircount ofcountercountercheckcounterfoilcountermarkcouponcrackcracklecrampcrannycratercrazecrazy-workcrevassecrevicecribcriterioncroakcross-checkcurbcurb bitcurtailcurtailmentcutcut apartcut shortcutoffcwmdamdam updamagedampdampendamperdappledashdead stopdeadlockdebenturedeceleratedecelerationdefacedefacementdefeatdefectdefiledefinedeformdeformationdeformitydegreedelaydelimitdelldemand billdemand draftdemarcatedemonstratedentaldepartdescentdesistdetaindetainmentdetentiondeterminationdeterminedikediphthongdisclosurediscolordiscolorationdiscomfituredisconcertiondiscontinuancediscontinuationdiscontinuediscontinuitydiscoverdisfigurationdisfiguredisfigurementdissimilationdistortdistortionditchdocketdomptdongadoorstopdotdouble-checkdovetaildowndraftdragdrag saildrawdraw reindrift anchordrift saildrive backdroguedue billdunearmarkease offease upease-offease-upencageencloseendendgameendingengraveengravingenjoinensuringepenthetic vowelestablishmentexaminationexamineexcavationexchequer billexfoliateexploreexplosivefall in togetherfaultfence infendfend offfenestrafetterfinal whistlefind outfissurefistulafitfit togetherfixationflaggingflakeflash burnflawfleckflickflumefoilfoilingfontanelfoot-draggingforamenfracturefrayfrazzlefrecklefreezefretfrustratefrustrationfull stopfurrowgallgapgapegashgatgaugegive an examinationglideglottalglottalizationgogo overgo togethergo withgorgegoverngovernment markgovernment stampgraduated scalegravinggrinding haltgrooveguardgulchgulfgullygungutturalhackhallmarkhalthamperhamperinghang togetherharlequinharmonizehat checkhatchhem inhemangiomahesitationhiatushickeyhinderhinderinghindrancehitholdhold at bayhold backhold downhold fasthold inhold in checkhold in custodyhold in leashhold in restrainthold offhold togetherhold upholdbackholdupholehollowhurtimmureimpedeimpedimentimpoundimpoundmentimpressimprintinciseincisioninhibitinhibitioninjunctioninjureinjuryinletinspectinspectioninterceptinterdictinterfereinterferenceinterlockintermeddleinterruptinterruptionintersectintervalinterveneinventoryinvestigateinvoiceirisitemized billjibejointjotkeepkeep at baykeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep offkeep under controlkeloidkick the bucketkinkklooflabellabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlaceratelacerationlacunalaglaryngeallaterallay under restraintlaying openleakleavelegal restraintlentigolesionletlet downlet upletdownletter of creditletterheadletuplimitlimitationlinelingualliquidlocklockoutlockuplogologotypelook atlook intolook overlose groundlose momentumlose speedmaculamaculatemaimmake a markmake latemake mincemeat ofmake sure ofmanifestmanner of articulationmarmarblemarbleizemarkmark offmark outmarkingmarquetrymartingalemastheadmatchmaulmeasuremeddlemeshmewmew upmiliumminus accelerationmoatmodelmoderatemodificationmolemoney ordermonitormonophthongmonopolymorphophonememortal woundmosaicmotleymottlemutemutilatemutilationnasalneedle scarnegativismnegotiable instrumentnevusnicknormnotchnotenote of handnuisance valuenullahobserveobstructobstructionobstructionismocclusionocclusiveopenopeningopening 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