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check
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CHECK
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to bring (something) to a standstill <a tree finally checked the skidding car>
Synonyms arrest, bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop
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to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) <check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met>
Synonyms bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tame
Related Words bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow; arrest, interrupt, stop; block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct; gag, muzzle, silence
Antonyms lose
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