Check
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada). A mark (especially a checkmark: √ ) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK). A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern. A bill, particularly in a restaurant. A control; a limit or stop. An inspection or examination. The situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To inspect; to examine. To mark with a checkmark. To control, limit, or halt. To verify or compare with a source of information. To leave in safekeeping. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping. To physically remove a person from play. To remain in the hand without betting, only legal if no one has yet bet.
Example sentence: Criminals look at identity theft and say only 1 in 700 criminals gets convicted of it. And they look at check forgery and they know that for every 1,400 forgers arrested, only about 123 get convicted and about 26 go to jail. So the rewards are great, but the risks are very slim. So that's one of the reasons that make it very popular.
Chip
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.A damaged area of a surface where a chip has been broken off.A token used in place of cash in gambling.A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.A thin, crisp, baked piece of vegetable, usually potato.A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section, similar to French fries.A shot where the ball goes more upwards than a regular shotA takeout that hits a rock at an angle.A dried piece of dung used as fuel.A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To break into small pieces.To break small pieces from.To play a shot where the ball goes predominately upwards rather than forwardsto upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.To become chipped.Often with "in", to ante (up).To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
Example sentence: I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business.