"check the brakes" "Check out the engine"

"he paid all his bills by check"

"check into the rumor" "check the time of the class"

"He verified that the valves were closed" "See that the curtains are closed" "control the quality of the product"

"moderate your alcohol intake" "hold your tongue" "hold your temper" "control your anger"

"they made an assay of the contents" "a check on its dependability under stress"

"he asked the waiter for the check"

"fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

"they made a check of their equipment" "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

"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"

"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

"She checked for an instant and missed a step"

"the heart was in arrest" "war caused a check in the company's growth" "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"

"Please check each name on the list" "tick off the items"

"Parents must discipline their children" "Is this dog trained?"

"The two stories don't agree in many details" "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check" "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

"These stories don't check!"

"check your luggage before boarding"

"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car" "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister" "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" "check" is archaic

"check the spelling of this word" "check your facts"

"I want to see whether she speaks French" "See whether it works" "find out if he speaks Russian" "Check whether the train leaves on time"

"as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"

"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

"Arrest the downward trend" "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism"

"He checked my kings"

"The glass cracked when it was heated"

"The dog checked"

"Check your coat at the door"

"He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"

"The heat checked the paint"

"she wore a skirt with checks"