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Television series
Check, Please! is a multi-Emmy Award winning restaurant review program that began on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The format of the show
Check,_Please!
2013 webcomic by Ngozi Ukazu
Check, Please! is a 2013 webcomic written and illustrated by Ngozi Ukazu. It follows vlogger and figure skater-turned-ice hockey player Eric "Bitty" Bittle
Check,_Please!_(webcomic)
2025 studio album by Cardi B
Harris, Terry Lewis and Janet Jackson as performed by Janet Jackson. "Check Please" interpolates "We Gonna Make It" (2001), written by Jason Phillips, David
Am_I_the_Drama?
American novelist
cartoonist and graphic novelist. In 2013, she created the webcomic Check, Please!, which later became a New York Times-bestselling graphic novel. Ngozi
Ngozi_Ukazu
American model and television personality (born 1955)
Duty (2002), Everything About Me Is Fake… And I'm Perfect (2004), and Check Please! Dating, Mating, and Extricating (2006). Dickinson was the second daughter
Janice_Dickinson
2023 studio album by Owl City
Young. The album is supported by three singles: "Kelly Time", "Adam, Check Please" and "Vitamin Sea". It is his first album in almost five years since
Coco_Moon
American television personality (born 1964)
production hiatus of Jerry Springer. In 2005, Wilkos appeared as a guest on Check, Please!, a restaurant-reviewing program on Chicago's PBS station, WTTW. In
Steve_Wilkos
British drummer
Florida. The restaurant received positive reviews on an episode of Check, Please! South Florida and was awarded "Best Ribs of 2012" by New Times Broward-Palm
Nicko_McBrain
Symbol often denoting 'yes' or 'correct'
The check or check mark (American English), checkmark (Philippine English), tickmark (Indian English) or tick (Australian, New Zealand and British English)
Check_mark
Canadian actor (born 1975)
from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage
Chris_Diamantopoulos
American electronica musical project
6, 2023. The second single was released on February 3, titled "Adam, Check Please". On February 9, Owl City announced via social media that he would release
Owl_City
American punk rock band
Samuels completed the lineup. The Influents released their debut album, Check Please, through Adeline Records in 2000. After the record was released, Bill
The_Influents
2026 concert tour by Cardi B
majority of the concerts throughout the tour. "Hello" "Magnet" "Salute" "Check Please" "Trophies" "Enough (Miami)" "Money" "Press" "Man of Your Word" (intro)
Little_Miss_Drama_Tour
American Master Sommelier, restaurateur and local television personality
September 2003. 'Check Please!' names Catherine De Orio new host Selvam, Ashok (May 23, 2018). "Alpana Singh Says She's Returning as 'Check, Please' Host". eater
Alpana_Singh
2007 film by Scott Hicks
2018. Retrieved December 21, 2023. Ebert, Roger (July 25, 2007). "Check, please!". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved
No_Reservations_(film)
American military official and politician (1910–1990)
Press. pp. 74–76. ISBN 1-55750-550-0. Barlett, 2004, p. 149. Time, "Check, Please!", August 4, 1947. Higham, 2004, p. 114. Laporte, Ewing (1932). Proceedings
Elliott_Roosevelt_(general)
1979 single by Queen
double A-side single with original track "Please, Please". The release, titled "Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please", was the first single from their third
Don't_Stop_Me_Now
American chef
guest judge on Top Chef. She has hosted a PBS weekly television series, Check, Please! South Florida. In 2005, Bernstein and her husband, David Martinez,
Michelle_Bernstein
United States figure skater (born 1963)
"Spontaneous Order" (February 10, 2011). He appeared in an episode of Check, Please! Bay Area, a restaurant review program which airs on KQED-TV in San
Brian_Boitano
Cultural depictions of the sport of ice hockey
opossums as they compete in the Meadow Hockey League. The webcomic Check, Please! stars former junior figure skating champion Eric "Bitty" Bittle starting
Ice_hockey_in_popular_culture
Canadian actress
Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series in The Business episode Check Please and nominated for a 2005 Prix Gemeaux for Meilleur rôle de soutien féminin :
Ellen_David
Hot dog stand chain in Chicago, Illinois, US
dog in Chicago on Serious Eats, and the restaurant was a subject on Check, Please!, a television show dedicated to Chicago restaurants. The menu is limited
Redhot_Ranch
2013 puzzle simulation video game
Papers, Please is a 2013 puzzle simulation video game by Lucas Pope, developed and published independently through his production company 3909 LLC. The
Papers,_Please
Restaurant in Illinois, United States
with steak and black beans. Irazu was featured on the PBS TV food show Check, Please!. The popular FiveThirtyEight website of Nate Silver, owned by ESPN
Irazu_Costa_Rica_Restaurant
Restaurant in Illinois, United States
programs Unwrapped and Emeril Live, and on the PBS television programs Check, Please! and A Hot Dog Program. It has been visited by many critics and food
Superdawg
Method of payment
A cheque (or check in American English) is a document that orders a bank, building society, or credit union, to pay a specific amount of money from a
Cheque
American rock band
by what he had heard, he invited Ward to record two acoustic tracks, "Check Please" and "Ugly." The two demos were passed on to producer Ross Robinson,
Cold_(band)
Error-detecting code for detecting data changes
A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is an error-detecting code commonly used in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to digital
Cyclic_redundancy_check
Television station in Miami
exclusively on the station include Check, Please! South Florida, a restaurant review show based on the series Check, Please! that originated on fellow PBS
WPBT
2005 single by Beyoncé
please you [...] Oohhh you watchin[g] me shake it, Ya can't take it, it’s blazin[g] ...". The chorus lines; "Dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it, check
Check_on_It
Defensive move in ice hockey
Checking in ice hockey is any of a number of defensive techniques aimed at disrupting an opponent with possession of the puck or separating them from the
Checking_(ice_hockey)
Indian web series
Four More Shots Please! is an Indian comedy-drama streaming television series on Amazon Prime Video directed by Anu Menon and Nupur Asthana. The series
Four_More_Shots_Please!
and organizations that appear in various DC Comics publications. Note: Please check Category:DC Comics superhero teams before adding any redundant entries
List of teams and organizations in DC Comics
List_of_teams_and_organizations_in_DC_Comics
American chef (1979–2024)
2018. Retrieved June 18, 2024. Colapinto, John (September 3, 2012). "Check, Please". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on June
James_Kent_(chef)
2020 studio album by Lime Cordiale
30 April 2021 Singles from 14 Steps to a Better You (Relapse) "Reality Check Please" Released: 29 October 2020 "Ticks Me Off" Released: 22 January 2021
14_Steps_to_a_Better_You
Television station in Wilmington, Delaware
WHYY local programming includes a local version of the Check, Please! franchise, Check, Please! Philly, reviewing restaurants in the Philadelphia region;
WHYY-TV
fact-checking websites includes websites that provide fact-checking services about both political and non-political subjects. Whether a fact-checking site
List of fact-checking websites
List_of_fact-checking_websites
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1999)
Awards. It produced the global number-one singles "Espresso" and "Please Please Please", the latter becoming her first to top the US Billboard Hot 100.
Sabrina_Carpenter
Flow control device
A check valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve, foot valve, or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to
Check_valve
in 2005 located on Harlem Avenue. Grand Duke’s has been featured on Check, Please!, PBS, ABC news Hungry Hound and Chicago’s Best. In 2019, they were
Lithuanians in the Chicago area
Lithuanians_in_the_Chicago_area
American guitarist
Schneider left the band on good terms after the group's first album Check Please to focus on his drum shop and was soon replaced by Johnnie Wentz. The
Jason White (Green Day guitarist)
Jason_White_(Green_Day_guitarist)
Medium of exchange
Numismatics portal Cashier's check Certified check Circular letter of credit Eurocheque Money order Alternatively spelt as traveler's check, particularly in American
Traveller's_cheque
Neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois
Avenue's Irazu Costa Rica Restaurant has been featured on PBS television's Check, Please!, Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives when Guy Fieri sampled
Wicker_Park,_Chicago
2026 video game
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is a simulation game developed by Brigada Games and released for Windows on January 12, 2026, by Devolver Digital. In
Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
Quarantine_Zone:_The_Last_Check
2012 science-fantasy webcomic
volume. It became the most-funded webcomic Kickstarter, later beaten by Check, Please! In a 2013 review, Lauren Davis of io9 said that the comic "promises
Ava's_Demon
American singer-songwriter
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest charting single, "Check Please," co-written with singer songwriter Jon Michaels, peaked at No. 50 in
Paul_Jefferson
Surname list
Danny Phantom William Poindexter, a member of Samwell's hockey team in Check, Please! (webcomic) Poindexter "Fool" Williams, a character in the film The
Poindexter_(surname)
12th episode of the 4th season of Mad Men
Duke University Press, 2006: 99. Mimi Sheraton (December 24, 2007). "Check Please: The Frog at forty-Five". The New Yorker. Gorman, Bill (October 12, 2010)
Blowing_Smoke_(Mad_Men)
Process of identification of a person, for security concerns
A background check is a process used by an organisation or person to verify that an individual is who they claim to be, and check their past record to
Background_check
On a similar note, webcomics like Kyle's Bed & Breakfast, Homestuck, Check, Please!, and Lumberjanes all included gay characters. Specifically, in Kyle's
Gay_characters_in_fiction
Type of negotiable item
An on-us check is a negotiable item (check) which is drawn on the same bank that it is presented to for payment. For example, a check drawn on Bank of
On-us_check
List of people with the same nickname
American actress Eric "Bitty" Bittle, protagonist of the webcomic Check, Please! Bitti, an Italian comune Bitti (name), a list of people with the surname
Bitty
Vegan soul food restaurant group
restaurant was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives in 2016 and Check, Please! Bay Area. List of Black-owned restaurants List of soul food restaurants
Souley_Vegan
Public secondary school in the United States
as their fall play, Sweet Charity as their spring musical, and Check Please/Check Please: Take Two as an in-between production. The Park also has a Spoken
Plymouth–Canton Educational Park
Plymouth–Canton_Educational_Park
Form of check fraud
Check kiting or cheque kiting (American and British English, respectively) is a form of bank check fraud, involving taking advantage of the float provided
Check_kiting
Armenian poet
LLC Serial Number: 79092017 :: Trademarkia Trademarks". "Sayat Nova". Check, Please! | WTTW Chicago. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2022. Charles Dowsett
Sayat-Nova
City in Georgia, United States
Kay Andrews, is set in Madison. The main character of the webcomic Check, Please!, Eric "Bitty" Bittle, is noted as being from Madison.[citation needed]
Madison,_Georgia
Television series
much. He also received an ambiguous comment from Tommy Lee. Lee said, "Check, please," and proceeded to throw down the microphone. This comment has been
Rock_Star:_Supernova
Restaurant in Missouri, United States
Food No Reservations Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate KCPT's Check Please Pollack, Ann Lemons (June 26, 2019). "James Beard Award winner Stroud's
Stroud's_(restaurant)
American celebrity chef and reality television personality
2020, Cosentino announced "We are closing Cockscomb permanently." 2005, Check Please! Bay Area 2005, Martha Stewart 2007, Iron Chef America 2007, The Next
Chris_Cosentino
2005 studio album by The Chalets
Check In is the sole album by the Chalets, released in 2005. "Theme from Chalets" – 2:55 "No Style" – 3:30 "Red High Heels" – 3:12 "Gogo Don't Go" – 3:27
Check_In
1992 studio album by Beastie Boys
Check Your Head is the third studio album by the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released on April 21, 1992, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records.
Check_Your_Head
In programming, detecting whether a variable is within given bounds before use
In computer programming, bounds checking is any method of detecting whether a variable is within some bounds before it is used. It is usually used to ensure
Bounds_checking
Television station in San Francisco
American Public Television. Local productions produced by KQED include Check, Please! Bay Area, Spark, Truly CA, and QUEST. KQED also produced a PBS-distributed
KQED_(TV)
Species of ants that steal young ants of another species to contribute to their colony
Zoology, 2 13, doi:10.1186/1742-9994-2-13, PMC 1199612, PMID 16076389 Please check the source for the exact licensing terms. This article incorporates text
Slave-making_ant
Military leader and President of the Republic of China (1887-1975)
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced
Chiang_Kai-shek
Process of verifying information in non-fictional text
Fact-checking is the process of verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements. Fact-checking can be conducted before or after
Fact-checking
1976 short story collection by Raymond Carver
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (1976) was the first major-press short-story collection by American writer Raymond Carver. Described by contemporary
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Will_You_Please_Be_Quiet,_Please?
Telephone message stating a call cannot be completed
outside New York City, please dial the area code and the local number. If you are dialing a New York City number, please check the number and dial again
Intercept_message
Data used to detect errors in other data
corner. General topic Algorithm Check digit Damm algorithm Data rot File verification Fletcher's checksum Frame check sequence cksum md5sum sha1sum Parchive
Checksum
American chef
PBS Channel Eight featured Christopher's and Crush Lounge in its show, Check Please Gross has consulted for Club Med, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Lines
Christopher_Gross
American chef
(ABC, 2013) My Momma Throws Down (TV ONE, March 2012) Eye on the Bay & Check Please! Bay Area (PBS, 2008–2010) Soul Cities (VH1, 2009) G. Garvin's Road Tour
Tanya_Holland
1995 single by Aaron Tippin
later recorded a rendition as the B-side to his 1996 debut single "Check Please." It was written by Sally Dworsky, Jefferson and Jan Leyers. The song
That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You
That's_as_Close_as_I'll_Get_to_Loving_You
4th episode of the 1st season of Pluribus
"Please, Carol" is the fourth episode of the American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series Pluribus. The episode was written by executive
Please,_Carol
1930 film
Check and Double Check is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and released by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the Amos 'n' Andy radio show. The
Check_and_Double_Check
enrolled in colleges throughout the southeast. EP (2011) 1. Sinner 2. Check Please 3. Bad and Moody 4. Right Stuff at the Right Time Four Years and Cities
The_Wheresville_Project
Restaurant in the United States
than a handful of vendors and restaurants. Cosecha was featured on Check, Please! Bay Area in 2015 and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2016. Rice-Cisneros
Cosecha
Television station in Chicago
Image Union; CEO Exchange; locally produced restaurant review show Check, Please! cooking show Mexico: One Plate at a Time; travel show The Travel Detective;
WTTW
Single large version-control repository for many projects
performed upon check-in will cause performance problems. A build system that processes dependencies as a directed graph (such as Buck, Bazel, Please, or Pants)
Monorepo
American Master of Wine and Master Sommelier
Ordinary Spanish Wine Buying Guide (2005). Frost also hosts the show Check Please Kansas City for KC Public Television. List of wine personalities mastersofwine
Doug_Frost_(wine)
'Check, Please'?". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2020. Ukazu, Ngozi (April 18, 2018). "Check, Please
List of webcomics with LGBTQ characters
List_of_webcomics_with_LGBTQ_characters
Canadian rapper and singer (born 1986)
hockey camp, but left at the behest of his mother following a vicious cross-check to his neck during a game by an opposing player. He moved to one of the
Drake_(musician)
2021 graphic novel by Crystal Frasier
Booklist, commented on the graphic novel's similarity to Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please!, as both have "similar notes of sweetness and heart," and focus more
Cheer_Up:_Love_and_Pompoms
Process of reassigning frequency bands for new uses
Answers". Broadcasting & Cable. Eggerton, John (October 7, 2013). "Check, Please: FCC, Nets Weigh Cost of Repacking". Broadcasting & Cable. p. 14. McAdams
2016 United States wireless spectrum auction
2016_United_States_wireless_spectrum_auction
Background check database
World-Check is a database of politically exposed persons (PEPs) and 'heightened risk' individuals and organizations. World Check formed part of the Thomson
World-Check
Linear error correcting code
Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes, also known as Gallager codes, are a class of error-correction codes first proposed in 1960. Together with the closely
Low-density_parity-check_code
Computer science concept
parts of a computer program, and then checking that the parts have been connected in a consistent way. This checking can happen statically (at compile time)
Type_system
American film podcast
Blank Check with Griffin & David is a film podcast following the career output of notable directors who had significant success early in their careers
Blank Check with Griffin & David
Blank_Check_with_Griffin_&_David
Satire website
satire webmasters; Briggs is also a member of the editorial board for Check Please!, a journal devoted to the serious examination of news satire and journalism
BBspot
Restaurant in San Francisco's North Beach
" The restaurant has been recommended by food critiques from KQED's Check, Please! Bay Area, Time's travel guide, and the Travel Channel. Holloway, Jan
Mama's_(restaurant)
2013 single by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
swagger of Chris Brown? Lyrics smacking of One Direction? Check, check, and check, please!" Rick Florino of Artistdirect rated "All Around the World"
All Around the World (Justin Bieber song)
All_Around_the_World_(Justin_Bieber_song)
Soft redirect to Wiktionary
article on "check washing", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "check washing" You can also: Search for Check washing in
Check_washing
American artist and game designer
Noble as a "sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check Please!." Mimi Koehler called the book "a heartfelt, quick-paced, sweet, and
Crystal_Frasier
Division of a state's government into branches
tyrannical government. Separation of powers is closely linked to notions of checks and balances. A government with a high degree of separation stands in contrast
Separation_of_powers
2026 studio album by BTS
focuses on the theme of fantasy, repeating the word throughout the song. "Please" is a love song about "the desire to stay together". "Into the Sun" is a
Arirang_(album)
Indian national identification number
Westland Publications. ASIN 938622495X. Shekhar Gupta (9 January 2018). "God, please save India from our upper class Aadhaarophobics". ThePrint. Archived from
Aadhaar
2016 studio album by Haley Reinhart
ways." He noted the songs "My Cake," "Can’t Help Falling in Love," "Check Please," "Better," and "Love Is Worth Fighting For" as highlights from the album
Better_(Haley_Reinhart_album)
Listicle of fictional homosexual characters
(April 6, 2016). "Baking, Bros And Beyonce: Should You Be Reading 'Check, Please'?". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. GLAAD's
List of fictional gay characters
List_of_fictional_gay_characters
Book by Janice Dickinson
Duty with Everything About Me Is Fake – And I'm Perfect in 2004, and Check, Please! – Dating, Mating, and Extricating in 2006. No Lifeguard on Duty received
No_Lifeguard_on_Duty
Television comedy series
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule is an American comedy television series starring John C. Reilly as Dr. Steve Brule. The show is a spin-off of Tim and
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule
Check_It_Out!_with_Dr._Steve_Brule
CHECK PLEASE
CHECK PLEASE
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Cheek
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Cheek.
Male
English
English short form of Latin Hector, HECK means "defend; hold fast."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Perfect; Beyond Check
Boy/Male
Hindu
Check, Control
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English chike ‘young fowl’ (a shortened form of chiken), applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred poultry for the table, or as a nickname from the same word used as a term of endearment.English : variant of Cheek.
Surname or Lastname
Possibly an Americanized spelling of Czech and Slovak ÄŒech (see Cech), or other Slavic or German ethnic names for a Czech.English
Possibly an Americanized spelling of Czech and Slovak ÄŒech (see Cech), or other Slavic or German ethnic names for a Czech.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
English American
A from the Old English 'ceorl' meaning man. Famous bearer: American singer Chuck Berry.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Cheek; Face; Red Rose Cheek
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or ‘hatch’ (especially one leading into a forest), northern Middle English heck (Old English hæcc), or a habitational name from Great Heck in North Yorkshire, which is named with this word. Compare Hatch.German : topographic name from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’. This name is common in southern Germany and the Rhineland.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Hec(q), a topographic name from Old French hec ‘gate’, ‘barrier’, ‘fence’ (compare 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word.Shortened form of the Dutch surname van (den) Hecke, a habitational name from any of several places called ten Hekke in the Belgian provinces of East and West Flanders.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
To Check; To Restrain
Boy/Male
Polish
Glory and honour.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Cheek
Girl/Female
British, English
Form of Charles; Man
Boy/Male
English
a man.
Male
English
Pet form of English Charles, CHUCK means "man."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German
Strong and Manly; Form of Charles; Man; Strong
Boy/Male
Tamil
Check, Control
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German
Man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French chouque ‘tree stump’, possibly applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a tree stump, or alternatively as a nickname for a person of stumpy build. Compare Such.
CHECK PLEASE
CHECK PLEASE
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Garnishing; Beautiful Night; Rain
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Christian, German
Servant of God; Noble; Nobility
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Conscious through Divine Knowledge
Boy/Male
British, English
Little Rock
Boy/Male
British, English
Cool
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Quick Thinker
Girl/Female
Muslim
Advised, Suggested, Sincere, Faithful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Among All Others
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Patient
Boy/Male
Sikh
Heart of Guru
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CHECK PLEASE
CHECK PLEASE
CHECK PLEASE
n.
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
n.
A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad.
v. t.
To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
n.
The chuck or call of a hen.
adv.
Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.
n.
A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door.
n.
A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.
a.
Checkered; designed in checks.
n.
A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock.
v. i.
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
n.
A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.
v. t.
To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.
v. t.
To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy; as, to check an account; to check baggage.
v. t.
A pattern in checks; a single check.
n.
The cheek bone.
v. t.
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.
v. t.
To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.
n.
A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast.
n.
Small chick or crack.
n.
A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.