slow the growth or development of | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) |
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
make cracks or chinks in | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development |
arrest the motion (of something) abruptly | happen |
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition | change the use of and make available or usable |
put a check mark on or near or next to | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest |
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | gain through experience |
verify by consulting a source or authority | become technologically advanced |
write out a check on a bank account | grow emotionally or mature |
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | expand in the form of a series |
place into check | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme |
decline to initiate betting | create by training and teaching |
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on | move into a strategically more advantageous position |
stop in a chase especially when scent is lost | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions |
abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey | superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry |
stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution | work out |
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation |
consign for shipment on a vehicle | generate gradually |
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | make visible by means of chemical solutions |
make an examination or investigation | come into existence; take on form or shape |
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | |
block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey | |
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
be verified or confirmed; pass inspection | |