check

To inspect; to examine.

To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).

(US, 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).

To control, limit, or halt.

To verify or compare with a source of information.

To leave in safekeeping.

To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.

(street basketball) 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.

(sports) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.

(poker) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.

(chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.

To chide, rebuke, or reprove.

(nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.

To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.

To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.

To make a stop; to pause; with at.

(obsolete) To clash or interfere.

To act as a curb or restraint.

(falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.