check vs make

check

verb
  • To inspect; to examine. 

  • To leave with a shipping agent for shipping. 

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

  • To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. 

  • 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. 

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

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

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

  • To chide, rebuke, or reprove. 

  • To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting. 

  • To verify or compare with a source of information. 

  • To leave in safekeeping. 

  • To control, limit, or halt. 

  • 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 slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. 

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

  • To act as a curb or restraint. 

  • To make a stop; to pause; with at. 

  • To mark with a check pattern. 

adj
  • Divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines. 

noun
  • The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 

  • A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play. 

  • Any fabric woven with such a pattern. 

  • A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. 

  • A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator. 

  • A bill, particularly in a restaurant. 

  • A control; a limit or stop. 

  • An inspection or examination. 

  • A small chink or crack. 

  • A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood. 

  • An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity. 

  • A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified. 

  • A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern. 

  • A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally. 

make

verb
  • To interpret. 

  • To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status). 

  • To defecate or urinate. 

  • To constitute. 

  • To proceed (in a direction). 

  • To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability. 

  • Of water, to flow toward land; to rise. 

  • To develop into; to prove to be. 

  • To prepare (food); to cook (food). 

  • To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against. 

  • To force to do. 

  • To move at (a speed). 

  • To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action. 

  • To indicate or suggest to be. 

  • To enact; to establish. 

  • To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing. 

  • To form or formulate in the mind. 

  • To cause to appear to be; to represent as. 

  • To recognise, identify, spot. 

  • To take the virginity of. 

  • To perform a feat. 

  • To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man). 

  • To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence. 

  • To cover neatly with bedclothes. 

  • To cause to be. 

  • To build, construct, produce, or originate. 

  • To behave, to act. 

  • To cover (a given distance) by travelling. 

  • To write or compose. 

  • To add up to, have a sum of. 

  • To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something). 

  • To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time. 

  • To appoint; to name. 

  • To bring into success. 

  • To have sexual intercourse with. 

noun
  • A person's character or disposition. 

  • Quantity produced, especially of materials. 

  • A made basket. 

  • The camera was of German make. 

  • A home-made project 

  • Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production. 

  • Brand or kind; model. 

  • Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence. 

  • Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards. 

  • Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female). 

  • A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility. 

  • The closing of an electrical circuit. 

  • Mate; a spouse or companion; a match. 

  • A promotion. 

  • Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form. 

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