slow the growth or development of | receive a specified treatment (abstract) |
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation |
make cracks or chinks in | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds |
arrest the motion (of something) abruptly | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study |
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition | decide on and make a declaration about |
put a check mark on or near or next to | make a discovery, make a new finding |
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | succeed in reaching; arrive at |
verify by consulting a source or authority | perceive or be contemporaneous with |
write out a check on a bank account | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes |
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place |
place into check | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost |
decline to initiate betting | get something or somebody for a specific purpose |
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | come upon, as if by accident; meet with |
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on | obtain through effort or management |
stop in a chase especially when scent is lost | get or find back; recover the use of |
abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey | |
stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution | |
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping | |
consign for shipment on a vehicle | |
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | |
make an examination or investigation | |
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 | |