[{"word":"checking","phonetic":"/ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To inspect; to examine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Check the oil in your car once a month."},{"definition":"To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(often used with \"off\") To 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).","synonyms":["check off","cross off","strike off","tick","tick off"],"antonyms":["uncheck"],"example":"Check off the items that you've checked (inspected)."},{"definition":"To control, limit, or halt.","synonyms":["curtail","restrain"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation."},{"definition":"To verify or compare with a source of information.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Check your data against known values."},{"definition":"To leave in safekeeping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Check your hat and coat at the door."},{"definition":"To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight."},{"definition":"To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup."},{"definition":"To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.","synonyms":["attack","tackle","trap"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck."},{"definition":"To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked."},{"definition":"To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To chide, rebuke, or reprove.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The sun checks timber."},{"definition":"To make a stop; to pause; with at.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To clash or interfere.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To act as a curb or restraint.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["attack","tackle","trap","check off","cross off","strike off","tick","tick off","curtail","restrain"],"antonyms":["uncheck"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To mark with a check pattern.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A checking account.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/check","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/checking"]}]