–adjective

1.	of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.

2.	relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal fa 138 vor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.”

3.	intended for use by one person: a personal car.

4.	referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks.

5.	making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute.

6.	done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview.

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7.	pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief.

8.	of the nature of an individual rational being.

9.	pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness.

10.	provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days.

11.	Grammar. a. noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending. b. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun.

12.	Law. of or pertaining to personal property: personal interests.

–noun

13.

Journalism. a. a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. b. a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. c. a similar notice placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. d. Usually, personals. a column, page, or section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., featuring such notices or items.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.

2.	to restrain; hold in restraint or control: They built a high wa 53b ll to check the tides.

3.	to cause a reduction, as in rate or intensity; diminish: The new measures checked the rapidity with which the epidemic was spreading.

4.	to investigate or verify as to correctness: She checked the copy against the original.

5.	to make an inquiry into, search through, etc.: We checked the files, but the letter was missing.

6.	to inspect or test the performance, condition, safety, etc., of (something): Check a used car thoroughly before buying it.

7.	to mark (something) so as to indicate examination, correctness, preference, etc. (often fol. by off): Please check the correct answer. They checked off the names of people they wanted to invite c38 .

8.	to leave in temporary custody: Check your umbrellas at the door.

9.	to accept for temporary custody: We accept responsibility for any article we check here.

10.	to send (baggage) on a passenger's ticket, usually on the same carrier used by the passenger, for pickup at the destination: We checked two trunks through to Portland.

11.	to accept (baggage) for conveyance, and to convey, under the privilege of a passenger's ticket: Check this trunk to Portland.

12.	to mark with or in a pattern of squares: to check fabric.

13.	Agriculture. to plant in checkrows.

14.	Chess. to place (an opponent's king) under direct attack.

15.	Ice Hockey. to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent). Compare back-check, fore-check.

–verb (used without object)

16.	to prove to be right; correspond accurately: The reprint checks with the original, item for item.

17.	to make an inquiry, investigation, etc., as for verification (often fol. by up, into, etc.): He checked to make sure his answer was correct. Check into the matter.

18.	to make a sudden stop; pause: The horse checked before he jumped.

19.	Chess. to make a move that puts the opponent's king under direct attack.

20.	to crack or split, usually in small checks: Painted surfaces may check with age.

21.	Poker. to decline to initiate the betting in a betting round, usually to force another player to make the first bet rather than raise it.

22.	Hunting. (of hounds) to stop, esp. because the line of scent has been lost.

23.	Falconry. (of a hawk) to forsake the proper prey and follow baser game (fol. by at).

–noun

24.	Also, British, cheque. Banking. a written order, usually on a standard printed form, directing a bank to pay money.

25.	a slip or ticket showing the amount owed, esp. a bill for food or beverages consumed.

26.	a ticket or token that when matched with a counterpart identifies an article left in the temporary custody of another, the purchaser of a ticket, a person who is to be served next, etc.

27.	a criterion, standard, or means to insure against error, fraud, etc.: This handmade sample is a check that the machine-made samples have to match.

28.	an inquiry, search, or examination: We made a quick check but found nothing missing.

29.	Also called check mark. a mark, often indicated by (), as on a list, to indicate that something has been considered, acted upon, or approved.

30.	a person or thing that stops, limits, slows, or restrains: The increase of duty was an effective check on imports. He was a check on her enthusiasm.

31.	a sudden arrest or stoppage; repulse; rebuff: Taxation caused a check in the accumulation of vast fortunes.

32.	a control, test, or inspection that ascer 3e8 tains performance or prevents error: They ran a check on the dependability of the automobile.

33.	a pattern formed of squares, as on a checkerboard.

34.	one of the squares in such a pattern.

35.	a fabric having a check pattern.

36.	Chess. the exposure of the king to direct attack: The king was in check.

37.	Ice Hockey. any of several maneuvers designed to obstruct or impede the forward progress of an opponent. Compare board check, body check, cross-check (def. 5), hook check, poke check, sweep check.

38.	a counter used in card games, as the chip in poker.

39.	a small crack: There were several checks in the paint.

40.	an egg, designated for market, having a slightly cracked shell and an intact inner membrane.

41.	Masonry. a rabbet-shaped cutting on the edge of a stone, by which it is fitted to another stone.

42.	Hunting. a. the losing of the scent by a dog or pack. b. (in fox hunting) a period in a hunt, following the losing of the scent by the hounds, during which the field rests quietly while the hounds cast to regain the scent.

–adjective

43.	serving to check, control, verify, etc.: a check system.

44.	ornamented with a checkered pattern; checkered: a check border.

–interjection

45.	Chess. (used as a call to warn one's opponent that his or her king is exposed to direct attack, having just one move in which to escape or parry.)

46.	Informal. all right! agreed!

—Verb phrases

47.	check in, to register, as at a hotel; indicate one's arrival or presence at a place, function, etc., usually by signing an appropriate form: We checked in at the reception desk.

48.	check on or up on, to investigate, scrutinize, or inspect: Don't forget to check on h 10e5 is work. We have to check up on him.

49.

check out, a. to vacate and pay for one's quarters at a hotel. b. to verify or become verified; examine or investigate. c. to fulfill requirements, as by passing a test: The engine checked out and we proceeded on our way. d. to itemize, total the cost of, and collect payment for (a purchase): The supermarket cashier was exhausted from checking out groceries all day long. e. to have the cost added up and pay for merchandise. f. to borrow (an item) by having it listed as one's temporary responsibility: The adding machine was checked out in your name. g. Informal. to depart quickly or abruptly; leave in a hurry. h. Slang. to die.

50.	check over, to examine or investigate, esp. thoroughly.

—Idioms

51.	check the helm, Nautical. to alter the helm of a turning vessel to keep the bow from swinging too far or too rapidly.

52.	in check, under restraint: He held his anger in check.

–noun

1.	an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

2.	a command of a court or judge.

3.	a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc.

4.	the disposition of things following one after another, as in space or time; succession or sequence: The names were listed in alphabetical order.

5.	a condition in which each thing is properly disposed with reference to other things and to its purpose; methodical or harmonious arrangement: You must try to give order to your life.

6.	formal disposition or array: the order of the troops.

7.	proper, satisfactory, or working condition.

8.	state or condition generally: His financial affairs were in good order.

9.	conformity or obedience to law or established authority; absence of disturbance, riot, revolt, unruliness, etc.: A police officer was there to maintain order.

10.	customary mode of procedure; established practice or usage.

11.	the customary or prescribed mode of proceeding in debates or the like, or in the conduct of deliberative or legislative bodies, public meetings, etc.: parliamentary rules of order.

12.	prevailing course or 3e8 arrangement of things; established system or regime: The old order is changing.

13.	conformity to this.

14.	a direction or commission to make, provide, or furnish something: The salesclerk will take your order.

15.	a quantity of goods or items purchased or sold: The druggist is sending the order right over.

16.	Grammar. a. the arrangement of the elements of a const 6f3 ruction in a particular sequence, as the placing of John before the verb and of George after it in John saw George. b. the hierarchy of grammatical rules applying to a construction. c. the rank of immediate constituents.

17.	any of the nine grades of angels in medieval angelology. Compare angel (def. 1).

18.

Mathematics. a. degree, as in algebra. b. the number of rows or columns of a square matrix or determinant. c. the number of times a function has been differentiated to produce a given derivative: a second order derivative. d. the order of the highest derivative appearing in a given differential equation: d2y/dx2 + 3y (dy/dx) − 6 = 0 is a differential equation of order two. e. the number of elements of a given group. f. the smallest positive integer such that a given element in a group raised to that integer equals the identity. g. the least positive integer n such that permuting a given set n times under a given permutation results in the set in its original form.

19.	any class, kind, or sort, as of persons or things, distinguished from others by nature or character: talents of a high order.

20.	Biology. the usual major subdivision of a class or subclass in the classification of organisms, consisting of several families.

21.	a rank, grade, or class of persons in a community.

22.	a group or body of persons of the same profession, occupation, or pursuits: the clerical order.

23.	a body or society of persons living by common consent under the same religious, moral, or social regulations.

24.	Ec 10e5 clesiastical. any of the degrees or grades of clerical office. Compare major order, minor order.

25.	a monastic society or fraternity: the Franciscan order.

26.	a written direction to pay money or deliver goods, given by a person legally entitled to dispose of it: delivery order; exchange order.

27.

Architecture. a. any arrangement of columns with an entablature. b. any of five such arrangements typical of classical architecture, including the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders invented by the Greeks and adapted by the Romans, the Tuscan order, invented by the Romans, and the Composite order, first named during the Renaissance. c. any of several concentric rings composing an arch, esp. when each projects beyond the one below.

28.	orders, the rank or status of an ordained Christian minister.

29.	Usually, orders. the rite or sacrament of ordination.

30.	a prescribed form of divine service or of administration of a rite or ceremony.

31.	the service itself.

32.	the visible structures essential or desirable to the nature of the church, involving esp. ministry, polity, and sacraments.

33.	a society or fraternity of knights, of combined military and monastic character, as, in the Middle Ages, the Knights Templars.

34.	a modern organization or society more or less resembling the knightly orders: fraternal orders.

35.	(initial capital letter) British. a. a special honor or rank conferred by a sovereign upon a person for distinguished achievement. b. the insignia worn by such persons.

36.	Chiefly British. a pass for admission to a theater, museum, or the like.

–verb (used with object)

37.	to give an order, direction, or command to: The infantry divisions were ordered to advance.

< 3e8 td valign="top">to direct or command to go or come as specified: to order a person out of one's house.

38.

39.	to prescribe: The doctor ordered rest for the patient.

40.	to direct to be made, supplied, or furnished: to order a copy of a book.

41.	to regulate, conduct, or manage: to order one's life for greater leisure.

42.	to arrange methodically or suitably: to order chessmen for a game.

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Mathematics. to arrange (the elements of a set) so that if one element precedes another, it cannot be preceded by the other or by elements that the other precedes.

44.	to ordain, as God or fate does.

45.	to invest with clerical rank or authority.

–verb (used without object)

46.	to give an order or issue orders: I wish to order, but the waiter is busy.

—Idioms

47.	a tall order, a very difficult or formidable task, requirement, or demand: Getting the crop harvested with so few hands to help was a tall order. Also, a large order.

48.	call to order, to begin (a meeting): The meeting was called to order at 3 o'clock.

49.	in order, a. fitting; appropriate: It appears that an apology is in order. b. in a state of proper arrangement, preparation, or readiness: Everything is in order for the departure. c. correct according to the rules of parliamentary procedure: Questions from the floor are now in order.

50.	in order that, so that; to the end that: We ought to leave early in order that we may not miss the train.

51.	in order to, as a means to; with the purpose of: She worked summers in order to save money for c 1405 ollege.

52.	in short order, with promptness or speed; rapidly: The merchandise arrived in short order.

53.	on order, ordered but not yet received: We're out of stock in that item, but it's on order.

54.	on the order of, a. resembling to some extent; like: I would like a dress on the order of the one in the window. b. approximately; about: On the order of 100,000 people attended the rally.

55.	out of order, a. inappropriate; unsuitable: His remark was certainly out of order. b. not operating properly; in disrepair: The air conditioner is out of order again. c. incorrect according to the rules of parliamentary procedure: The chairwoman told him that he was out of order.

56.	to order, according to one's individual requirements or instructions: a suit made to order; carpeting cut to order.