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check- (iou)



check- combining form. LME.
[from CHECK noun1 or verb1.]
In combs. in various relations with the senses 'that serves to check or control', 'an act of checking or being checked'.
check-action a mechanism restraining a piano hammer from striking a string twice. check-in the act of checking in. check-list a (complete) list for reference and verification. check-nut = lock-nut (a) s.v. LOCK noun2. checkout (a) the act of checking out; a final check; (b) the pay desk in a supermarket etc. (also checkout counter, checkout desk, etc.). checkpoint a point at which documents, vehicles, etc., are checked or inspected; a time or stage at which progress etc. is assessed. check-rail Railways an extra rail laid to resist sideways pressure on a sharp curve. check-rein a rein attaching one horse's rein to another's bit, or preventing a horse from lowering its head. check-roll a list of the names and other details of people in the service of the royal or other large household; a muster-roll. checkroom, check-stand N. Amer. a room, a stand, in which 'checked' articles are placed. check-string Hist. a string used by a passenger in a carriage to signal the driver to stop. checksum Computing a modular sum of the digits in a data item, transmitted with the item to provide a check of any errors that may arise in it. check-taker US a person who takes or collects the checks or tickets for admission to a theatre etc. check-up a careful examination, esp. of a person's general medical condition. check-valve a valve preventing backward flow of liquid in a pipe etc. checkweighman a person who checks the weight of mined coal on behalf of miners.