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check_out look_into check_into go_over check_over suss_out check_up_on

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"check the brakes" "Check out the engine"

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cheque bank_check

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"he paid all his bills by check"

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

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see insure assure see_to_it ensure ascertain control

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

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hold control contain curb hold_in moderate

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

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test assay

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

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tab chit

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"he asked the waiter for the check"

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confirmation verification substantiation

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"fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

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checkout check-out_procedure

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

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halt stop stay hitch stoppage arrest

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"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"

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delay retard

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

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"She checked for an instant and missed a step"

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stay arrest

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

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mark mark_off tick_off tick check_off

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

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train discipline condition

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

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match correspond fit agree gibe tally jibe

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"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"

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check_out

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"These stories don't check!"

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"check your luggage before boarding"

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deterrent handicap impediment balk baulk hindrance

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chide scold rebuke berate lecture lambast call_down lambaste trounce bawl_out reprimand remonstrate chew_out jaw chew_up have_words dress_down call_on_the_carpet reproof rag

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"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

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

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see find_out ascertain watch learn determine

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"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"

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check_mark tick

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

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curb bridle

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

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hold_back stop arrest turn_back contain

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

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"He checked my kings"

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chequer checker

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crack break

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"The glass cracked when it was heated"

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chip crack

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"The dog checked"

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"Check your coat at the door"

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

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chink

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"The heat checked the paint"

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"she wore a skirt with checks"