What parents do when kids have a sleepover

verb

1. To inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
2. To compare with a source, original, or authority verify

   "needs to check her facts"

3. To look at (something) to obtain information

   "checking a watch to see the time"

4. To look or reach into (something) to find what is there

   "Harry glanced around at Fred, who was looking anxious and checking his pockets."

5. To access (email, voicemail, etc.) to find out if there are messages

   "kept checking her voice mail throughout the day"

6. To mark with a check as examined, verified, or satisfactory
7. To slow or bring to a stop brake

   "hastily checked the impulse"

8. To block the progress of (someone, such as a hockey player)
9. To leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom

   "check a coat"

10. To consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket

    "checked our bags before boarding"

11. To ship or accept for shipment under such a consignment
12. To restrain or diminish the action or force of control

    "tried to thwart or check our purposes in the legislature"

13. To slack or ease off (a rope) and then belay again
14. To mark into squares checker

    "check the cloth"

15. To put (a chess king) in check
16. To make checks} or chinks {bccause to crack

    "the sun checks timber"

17. Rebuke, reprimand
18. To investigate conditions

    "checked on the passengers' safety"

19. To prove to be consistent or truthful

    "The description checks with the photograph."

20. To look at or in something to see or find what is there

    "check for messages on a cell phone"

21. To stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
22. To halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear stop

    "The train checked with a jolt …"

23. To draw a check on a bank
24. To waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of poker
25. Crack, split

    "Drying wood can cause it to check."

noun

1. A bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

verb

1. To skate back toward one's own goal while closely defending against the offensive rushes of an opposing player in ice hockey

verb

1. To register at a hotel

   "When you arrive at the hotel, please check in at the front desk."

2. To report one's presence or arrival

   "check in at a convention"

3. To find out or report the status of someone or something especially as part of a regular pattern of communication or monitoring

   "She checks in with her boss/team every Friday."

4. To satisfy all requirements in returning

   "check in the equipment after using"

verb

1. To eliminate from further consideration
2. To deduct (union dues) from a worker's paycheck
3. To change a play at the line of scrimmage in football by calling an audible

verb

1. To vacate and pay for one's lodging (as at a hotel)
2. Die
3. To have the cost of purchases totaled and pay the cost

   "Self-service kiosks—those ATM-like machines that let you check in at the airport or check out at the grocery store all on your own—are sweeping into more retailers and service spots."

4. To satisfy all requirements in taking away

   "checked out a library book"

5. To itemize and total the cost of and receive payment for (outgoing merchandise) especially in a self-service store
6. To have the cost totaled and pay for (purchases) at a checkout

verb

1. To obstruct in ice hockey or lacrosse by thrusting one's stick held in both hands across an opponent's face or body
2. To check (something, such as data or reports) from various angles or sources to determine validity or accuracy

verb

1. To subject to a double check

   "data double-checked for accuracy"

2. To make a double check

verb

1. To verify the factual accuracy of

   "fact-check the article before publication"

verb

1. To mention or acknowledge (someone or something) specifically and publicly by name

   "… he is an avid collector of contemporary art, although he alone turns the pursuit to his singular ends in lyrics that knowingly name-check everyone from Jeff Koons to Jean-Michel Basquiat."