# checking

Pronunciation: say "CHEK-ing" /ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of check. — present participle and gerund of check
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of check. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or named as a thing.
   - _He is checking the figures against last year's report._
   - _Checking for errors became part of her daily routine._

## Noun

2. The act of examining or verifying something or someone, in any of its senses.
   - Simple: The act of looking at something to make sure it is right, safe, or working.
   - _Routine checking of the equipment prevents accidents later on._
   - _Her constant checking of the front door annoyed everyone in the house._
3. The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check, as by body or stick contact in ice hockey.
   - Simple: In hockey, the act of using your body to block or push an opposing player off the puck.
   - _Aggressive checking along the boards drew a two-minute penalty._
   - _Legal checking must target the puck carrier, not a defenseless skater._
4. A bank account for frequent deposits and withdrawals; an informal shortening of checking account. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A bank account you use for everyday money, like paying bills and buying things.
   - _I keep just enough in my checking to cover the monthly bills._
   - _The bank linked her savings to her checking for overdraft protection._
5. The crossing of word solutions in a grid, where across and down entries intersect so that shared squares constrain both answers.
   - Simple: In a crossword, the way across and down answers share letters where they cross.
   - _Dense checking means almost every letter belongs to two intersecting words._
   - _Puzzles with little checking force solvers to rely on the clues alone._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/checking (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).