Check

verb

1. to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
2. to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket
3. to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment
4. to restrain or diminish the action or force of : control
5. to slack or ease off (a rope) and then belay again
6. to mark into squares : checker
7. to put (a chess king) in check
8. to make checks or chinks : cause to crack
9. rebuke, reprimandchiefly dialectal
10. to investigate conditions
11. to prove to be consistent or truthful
12. to compare with a source, original, or authority : verify
13. to look at or in something to see or find what is there
14. to stop in a chase especially when scent is lostof a dog
15. to halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear : stop
16. to draw a check on a bank
17. to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of poker
18. crack, split
19. to look at (something) to obtain information
20. to look or reach into (something) to find what is there
21. to access (email, voicemail, etc.) to find out if there are messages
22. to mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory
23. to slow or bring to a stop : brake
24. to block the progress of (someone, such as a hockey player)
25. to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom