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  • 1check — [chek] n. [ME chek < OFr eschec, eschac, a check at chess, repulse < ML scaccus, scahus < Pers šāh, king, principal piece in a game of chess (see SHAH1); prob. sense development: king in danger hostile action restraining action means of… …

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  • 2Round scad — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chor …

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  • 3Check It Out! (Canadian TV series) — Check it Out! Genre Sitcom Created by Brian Cooke Starring Don Adams Composer(s) Russ Little Country of origin Canada …

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  • 4Check hook — after a side step Also known as France: Crochet en riposte lors du relâchement post attaque Fo …

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  • 5Check Yes or No — Single by George Strait from the album Strait Out of the Box R …

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  • 6check|er — check|er1 «CHEHK uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to mark in a pattern of squares of different colors. 2. to mark off with patches different from one another: »Figurative. The ground under the trees was checkered with sunlight and shade. SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 7check|ers — «CHEHK uhrz», noun. a game played by two people, each with 12 flat, round pieces to move on a checkerboard. The object of the game is to capture all the opponent s pieces or to prevent them from being able to move. Also, British, chequers,… …

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  • 8Check-raise — A check raise in poker is a common deceptive play in which a player checks early in a betting round, hoping someone else will open. The player who checked then raises in the same round. This might be done, for example, when the first player… …

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  • 9check — check1 checkless, adj. /chek/, v., n., pl. checks or, for 45, chex, adj., interj. v.t. 1. to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff. 2. to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They… …

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  • 10check — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chek, from Anglo French eschec, from Arabic shāh, from Persian, literally, king; akin to Greek ktasthai to acquire, Sanskrit kṣatra dominion Date: 15th century 1. exposure of a chess king to an attack from which… …

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