Check vs Push - What's the difference?

In poker|lang=en terms the difference between check and push

is that check is (poker) to remain in a hand without betting only legal if no one has yet bet while push is (poker) to make an all-in bet.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between check and push

is that check is (obsolete) to clash or interfere while push is (obsolete) to thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.

As nouns the difference between check and push

is that check is (chess) a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece or check can be (textiles|usually|pluralized) a pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern while push is a short, directed application of force; an act of pushing or push can be (obsolete|uk|dialect) a pustule; a pimple.

As verbs the difference between check and push

is that check is to inspect; to examine while push is (intransitive) to apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

check

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) eschec, from . All English senses developed from the chess sense.

Noun

(en noun)

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

An inspection or examination.

I don't know if she will be there, but it's worth a check .

A control; a limit or stop.

checks and balances

The castle moat should hold the enemy in check .

* Addison

a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity

(US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK) .

Place a check by the things you have done.

(US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada) .

I was not carrying cash, so I wrote a check for the amount.

(US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.

I summoned the waiter, paid the check , and hurried to leave.

A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.

The hockey player gave a good hard check to obtain the puck.

A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.

* 1963 , American law reports annotated: second series (volume 89)

A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.

A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.

a check''' given for baggage; a return '''check on a railroad

(falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.

A small chink or crack.

Synonyms

* (note of monetary transfer) cheque * (indicator mark) tick (UK), checkmark, * (bill of sale) cheque (Canada)

Descendants

* German: * Spanish:

Verb

(en verb)

To inspect; to examine.

Check the oil in your car once a month.

Check whether this page has a watermark.

To mark with a checkmark.

Check the correct answer to each question.

To control, limit, or halt.

Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.

* Burke

so many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression

* 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13

She was about to retort but something checked the words on her tongue.

To verify or compare with a source of information.

Check your data against known values.

To leave in safekeeping.

Check your hat and coat at the door.

To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.

Check your bags at the ticket counter before the flight.

To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.

He checked the ball and then proceeded to perform a perfect layup.

That basket doesn't count—you forgot to check !

To physically remove a person from play.

The hockey player checked the defenceman to obtain the puck .

(poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.

Tom didn't think he could win, so he checked .

(chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.

To chide, rebuke, or reprove.

* Shakespeare

The good king, his master, will check him for it.

(nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.

To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.

To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.

The sun checks timber.

To make a stop; to pause; with at .

* John Locke

The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.

(obsolete) To clash or interfere.

(Francis Bacon)

To act as a curb or restraint.

* Dryden

It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.

(falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.

* Shakespeare

And like the haggard, check at every feather / That comes before his eye.

Derived terms

* check in * check into * check out * check over * check through * check up

Derived terms

* bad check * bed check * body check * bounce a check * cashier's check * check against * checkbook * check casher * checker * checkers * checkered * checking * checking account * check in * check into * checking account * check is in the mail * check a person out * check it out * checklist * checkmate * checkout * check out * check over * checkup * check up on * check valve * checks and balances * counter check * cross-check * discovered check * double check * double-check * hot check * kite a check * put in check * rain check * reality check * recheck * revealed check * shoulder check * stick check * teller's check * traveler's check * unch * unchecked

Etymology 2

By shortening from checker, from (etyl) scaccarium, ultimately from the same Persian root as above.

Noun

(en noun)

(textiles, usually, pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

The tablecloth had red and white check s.

References

* * 'Check' at EtymOnline English terms derived from Persian ----

push

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) ).

Verb

(es)

(intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.

You need to push quite hard to get this door open.

To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.

* Jonathan Swift

We are pushed for an answer.

* Spectator

Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honour to the actor.

To press or urge forward; to drive.

to push''' an objection too far; to '''push one's luck

* Dryden

to push his fortune

To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).

Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.

They're pushing that perfume again.

There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.

(informal) To approach; to come close to.

My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.

He's pushing sixty.'' (= ''he's nearly sixty years old )

To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push .

To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.

To make a higher bid at an auction.

(poker) To make an all-in bet.

(chess) To move (a pawn) directly forward.

(computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.

* 1992 , Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications (page 47)

When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.

(obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.

* Bible, Exodus xxi. 32

If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, the ox shall be stoned.

To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.

Synonyms

* to press, to shove, to thrutch * (continue to attempt to persuade) to press, to urge * (continue to promote) to press, to advertise, to promote * (come close to) to approach, to near * to press, to shove, to thring * (tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents) to bear down

Antonyms

* (apply a force to something so it moves away) to draw, to pull, to tug * (put onto a stack) to pop

Derived terms

* pedal pushers * push around * push-bike * pushful * push in * push off * push one's luck * pushover * push someone's buttons * push it * push-up * pushy

Noun

(es)

A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.

Give the door a hard push if it sticks.

An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

One more push and the baby will be out.

A great effort (to do something).

Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.

Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.

(military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.

A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score

(computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.

(Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push'', ''push technology .

(dated) A crowd or throng or people

* 1891 , Banjo Paterson,

Till some wild, excited person

Galloped down the township cursing,

"Sydney push have mobbed Macpherson,

Roll up, Dandaloo!"

Derived terms

* give someone the push

Etymology 2

Probably (etyl) poche. See pouch.

Noun

(es)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.

(Francis Bacon)

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