Crush vs Check - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between crush and check

is that crush is a violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin while check is a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

As verbs the difference between crush and check

is that crush is to press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass while check is to inspect; to examine.

crush

English

(wikipedia crush)

Noun

(es)

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

* Addison

the wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds

Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.

Crowd which produces uncomfortable pressure.

A crush at a reception.

A violent crowding

A crowd control barrier

A short-lived infatuation or affection for.

The human object of infatuation or affection.

* 2004 , , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage

It had taken nine years from the evening that first showed up with a pie plate at her mother's door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush .

A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling

A party, festive function

* 1890 ch 1

Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.

(Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes place in.

Derived terms

* crush hat * crush room * girl crush * man crush

Verb

(es)

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass.

to crush grapes

Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, crushed , broken or cut. --Lev. xxii.

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute.

to crush quartz

* 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 1

With a wild scream he was upon her, tearing a great piece from her side with his mighty teeth, and striking her viciously upon her head and shoulders with a broken tree limb until her skull was crushed to a jelly.

To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.

''After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections

To oppress or burden grievously.

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.

* Sir Walter Scott

speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels

To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force

an eggshell crushes easily

To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.

She's crushing on him.

(sports) to defeat emphatically

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, year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.}}

Derived terms

* crusher * crushing * crush on * crush out * crushed sugar * crushed velvet

References

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 ----