Meaning of "check"

check •

n.
• • 1. cheque, bank order for cash: tseke
  • 2. a mark: tsek
  • 3. something which retrains or stops: pampigil, pampatigil

v.
• • 1. to restrain: pumigil, pigilin
  • 2. to cause to stop: magpatigil, patigilin, magpahinto, pahintuin
  • 3. to mark: magmarka, markahan, magtanda, tandaan
  • 4. to correct or review: magrepaso, repasuhin
  • 5. to examine, scrutinize: magsiyasat, siyasatin

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stop

n.
• • 1. the place where a stay is made: tigilan, paradahan, himpilan, hintuan
  • 2. a punctuation mark: tuldok, punto, punto
  • 3. a brief stop: hinto, paghinto, tigil, pagtigil
  • 4. a hindering, a checking: pagpigil, pagkapigil

v.
• • 1. to keep from moving, doing, being, working, etc.: pumigil, pigilan, pigilin, magpahinto, pahintuin, magpatigil, patigilin, sumaway, sawayin, sumawata, sawatain
  • 2. to close a hole or opening by filling it: magpasak, pasakan
  • 3. to put an end to: magpatigil, patigilin, itigil, magpahinto, pahintuan, ipahinto
  • 4. to come to an end, to cease, to leave off moving, acting, doing, being, etc.: tumigil, huminto, tumahan, magwakas, matapos
  • 5. to stay: tumigil, humimpil, huminto
  • 6. to stop a babys crying: magpatahan, patahanin
  • 7. to stop bleeding (to cause it to stop): umampat, ampatin
  • 8. to stop or check fire, sickness, plague, etc: umapula, apulain, sumugpo, masugpo, sugpuin

reverse

n.
• • 1. the opposite or contrary: kabaligtaran, kabalikan, kasaliwaan, katumbalikan
  • 2. the other side: kabila
  • 3. a change to bad fortune, check or defeat: pagkabigo, kabiguan, malas, kamalasan

v.
• • 1. to turn upside down: bumaligtad, baligtarin, ibaligtad
  • 2. to turn the other way: magbaling, ibaling, magpaling, papalingin, ipaling, bumiling, ibiling
  • 3. to change to the opposite, to repeal: sumaliwa, saliwain, bumaligtad, baligtarin, salungatin

adj.
• • 1. turned backward: baligtad, pabaligtad, tumbalik, patumbalik
  • 2. contrary in position or direction: saliwa, pasaliwa
  • 3. turned upside down: tiwarik, patiwarik
  • 4. against or opposite: laban, salungat

stem

n.
• • 1. the main part of a plant above the ground which supports the other parts: katawan
  • 2. the part of a flower, fruit or leaf that joins it to the plant or tree: tangkay
  • 3. anything like the stem of a plant: manggo, hawakan, tangkay
  • 4. the root of a word: ugat ng salita

v.
• • 1. to stop, to check, to dam up: umampat, ampatin, sumugpo, sugpuin, magpatigil, patigilin
  • 2. to stem from, to come from: magmula, pagmulan, manggaling, panggalingan

control

v.
• • 1. to have in ones power, to have authority over: mamahala, pamahalaan
  • 2. to hold back: magpigil, pumigil, pigilin

n.
• • 1. power, authority: kapangyarihan, pamamahala
  • 2. holding back, restraining: pagpipigil, pagtitimpi
  • 3. means of restraint, check: panghadlang, pampigil
  • 4. birth control: pagpipigil

repress

v.
• • 1. to prevent from acting, to check: pumigil, pigilin, sumansala, sansalain
  • 2. to subdue, to put down, to curb: sumupil, masupil, supilin, lumupig, lupigin, sumugpo, masugpo, sugpuin

shut

v.
• • 1. to close by pushing or pulling a lid, door, some part, etc., into place: magsara, isara, magpinid, ipinid
  • 2. to check, turn off: magsara, isara, magpatay, patayin
  • 3. to become closed, to close (of itself): sumara, masara, mapinid
  • 4. to shut in, to keep from going out: magkulong, makulong, ikulong
  • 5. to shut up, to shut the doors or windows of: isara ang mga pinto o mga bintana
  • 6. to stop taking (coll): tumigil sa pagsasalita, tigilan ang pagsasalita, tumahimik, manahimik

arrest

v.
• • 1. to seize by authority of law: humuli, hulihin, dumakip, dakipin, dakpin, umaresto, arestuhin
  • 2. to stop, to check: pumigil, pigilin, mapigil, magpatigil, patigilin, magpahinto, pahintuin
  • 3. to be attracted or fixed, e.g. ones attention: maakit, mapako ang tingin
  • 4. to cease: tumigil, tigilan, itigil

n.
• • 1. the act of arresting or seizing: paghuli, pagdakip, pag-aresto
  • 2. a checking or stopping: pagpigil, pagkapigil, pagkakapigil, pagpapatigil, pagkapatigil, pagkakapatigil

guard

v.
• • 1. to watch over, to defend: tumanod, magtanod, tanuran, magbantay, bantayan, gumuwardiya, guwardiyahan
  • 2. to keep from escaping, to check: magbantay, bantayan
  • 3. to take care of, keep safe: mag-ingat, pag-ingatan, mangalaga, pangalagaan

n.
• • 1. a person who guards: tanod, bantay, guwardiya
  • 2. that which is for guarding: depensa, pananggol
  • 3. careful watch: pagtatanod, pagbabantay, pagguguwardiya
  • 4. in games like basketball: guwardiya, gard

adj.
• • on guard, ready to defend, watchful: nakahanda, handa

tick

n.
• • 1. the sound made by a clock or watch: tiktak
  • 2. a small mark: kudlit, gurlit, tik, tsek
  • 3. a tiny insect or spider that lives on animals and sucks their blood: garapata

v.
• • 1. to make a sound like that of a clock or watch: tumiktak
  • 2. to mark with a tick, check: magkudlit, kudlitan, maggurlit, gurlitan, magtik, tikan, magtsek, tsekan

palit

v.
• • magpalit, palitan, ipalit (mag-:-an, i-) to change, to replace, to exchange, to cash a check. Palitan mo ang kurtina. Change the curtain.

sugpo

v.
• • sumugpo' (-um-) to suppress or check the progress of something developing, swelling, or rising manugpo', sugpuin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • Sugpuin natin ang kasamaan. Let's stop (the progress of) evil. sugpo'

n.
• • prawn

tseke

Sp n.
• • a bank check