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Check
Check Check, v. i.
To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.
The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power,
either is disabled for the future, or else checks at
any vigorous undertaking ever after. --Locke.
2. To clash or interfere. [R.] --Bacon.
3. To act as a curb or restraint.
It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.
--Dryden.
4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in
small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and
fly after other birds.
And like the haggard, check at every feather That
comes before his eye. --Shak.
Check
Check Check, a.
Checkered; designed in checks.
check Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the
constituent elements into which all contracts are
resolved.
Acceptance of a bill of exchange, check, draft, or
order, is an engagement to pay it according to the terms.
This engagement is usually made by writing the word
``accepted' across the face of the bill.
Acceptance of goods, under the statute of frauds, is an
intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of
the transaction.
6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.]
Acceptance of persons, partiality, favoritism. See under
Accept.
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