Check (unit testing framework)
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of inspecting or verifying
"They made a check of their equipment"
"The pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
(2) (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
(3) Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
(4) The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
"His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
(5) A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
"She wore a skirt with checks"
(6) A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
(7) Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
(8) An appraisal of the state of affairs
"They made an assay of the contents"
"A check on its dependability under stress"
(9) Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
"Fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
(10) The bill in a restaurant
"He asked the waiter for the check"
(11) A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
"As he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"
(12) A written order directing a bank to pay money
"He paid all his bills by check"
(13) The state of inactivity following an interruption
"The negotiations were in arrest"
"Held them in check"
"During the halt he got some lunch"
"The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
"He spent the entire stop in his seat"
verb
(14) Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
"The glass cracked when it was heated"
(15) Make cracks or chinks in
"The heat checked the paint"
(16) Slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
(17) Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
"Check the brakes"
"Check out the engine"
(18) Put a check mark on or near or next to
"Please check each name on the list"
"Tick off the items"
"Mark off the units"
(19) Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"
"See that the curtains are closed"
"Control the quality of the product"
(20) Write out a check on a bank account
(21) Place into check
"He checked my kings"
(22) Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"
(23) Decline to initiate betting
(24) Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
(25) Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
"Check your coat at the door"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
- I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.
- A mark (especially a checkmark: √ ) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
- Place a check by the things you have done.
- A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- The tablecloth had red and white checks.
- A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- checks and balances
- An inspection or examination.
- I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check.
- The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.
Synonyms
cheque tick chequeVerb
- To inspect; to examine.
- Check the oil in your car once a month.
- Check whether this page has a watermark.
- To mark with a checkmark.
- Check the correct answer to each question.
- To control, limit, or halt.
- Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
- To verify or compare with a source of information.
- Check your data against known values.
- To leave in safekeeping.
- Check your hat and coat at the door.
- To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.
- To physically remove a person from play.
- The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck
- To remain in the hand without betting, only legal if no one has yet bet.
- Tom did not think he could win, so he checked.