Track vs. Check — What's the Difference?

A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something

A path, route, or course indicated by such marks

Stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable)

A path along which something moves; a course

(of a passenger) consign (baggage) to the care of the transport provider with whom they are travelling

A course of action; a method of proceeding

Mark or click on (a box) in order to select a particular option on a form, questionnaire, etc.

An intended or proper course

Move a piece or pawn to a square where it attacks (the opposing king)

A succession of ideas; a train of thought.

(in poker) choose not to make a bet when called upon, allowing another player to do so instead.

Awareness of something occurring or passing

(of a hound) pause to make sure of or regain a scent.

A course laid out for running or racing.

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition

Athletic competition on such a course; track events.

A stopping or slowing of progress

Track and field.

A move by which a piece or pawn directly attacks the opponent's king and by which the king may be checkmated.

A rail or set of parallel rails upon which railroad cars or other vehicles run.

US spelling of cheque

Tracks The boundary, formerly often delineated by train tracks, that separates two neighborhoods of different social class

A token of identification for left luggage.

Either of the continuous metal belts with which vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks move over the ground.

A counter used as a stake in a gambling game.

A metal groove or ridge that holds, guides, and reduces friction for a moving device or apparatus.

Another term for tick (sense 1 of the noun)

Any of several courses of study to which students are assigned according to ability, achievement, or needs

A part of a piano which catches the hammer and prevents it retouching the strings.

A distinct path, as along a length of film or magnetic tape, on which sound, images, or other information is recorded.

A crack or flaw in timber.

A distinct selection from an audio or video recording, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work

A pattern of small squares

One of two or more separate recordings that are combined so as to be replayed simultaneously, as in stereophonic sound reproduction

Expressing assent or agreement.

One of the concentric magnetic rings that form the separate data storage areas on a floppy disk or a hard disk.

Used by a chess player to announce that the opponent's king has been placed in check.

A set of digital data encoded consecutively on an optical disc.

Having a checked pattern

Tracks(Slang) Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use.

The act or an instance of inspecting or testing something, as for accuracy or quality

To follow the tracks of; trail

A standard for inspecting or evaluating; a test

To leave marks made of (dirt or mud, for example) on a surface

A check mark.

To leave marks on (a floor, for example) when moving or traversing

A ticket or slip of identification

To observe or monitor the course of (an aircraft, for example), as by radar.

A bill at a restaurant or bar.

To observe the progress of; follow

A chip or counter used in gambling.

To determine or discover the location or origin of

Something that stops or slows down motion, action, or expression; a restraint

To equip with a track.

The condition of being stopped or held back; restraint

To assign (a student) to a curricular track.

A stopping or slowing down of something

To follow a course; travel

(Sports) The act of blocking or impeding an opponent with the puck in ice hockey, either with one's body or one's stick.

To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels.

A written order to a bank to pay the amount specified from funds on deposit; a draft.

To be in alignment

A pattern of small squares, as on a chessboard.

To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle.

One of the squares of such a pattern.

To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape.

A fabric patterned with squares

To move in relation to a subject being filmed. Used of a camera or camera crew.

A move in chess that directly attacks an opponent's king but does not constitute a checkmate.

A mark left by something that has passed along.

The position or condition of a king so attacked.

A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

A small crack; a chink.

The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

(Games) Used to declare that a chess opponent's king is in check.

A road or other similar beaten path.

(Informal) Used to express agreement or understanding.

Physical course; way.

To inspect so as to determine accuracy, quality, or other condition; test

A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

To verify by consulting a source or authority

The direction and progress of someone or something; path.

To put a check mark on or next to

(railways) The way or rails along which a train moves. Category:en:Rail transportation

To arrest or slow the motion or progress of

A tract or area, such as of land.

To hold in restraint; curb

(slang) The street, as a prostitute's place of work.

(Baseball) To stop (the swing of the bat) in an attempt to avoid swinging at a pitch that is out of the strike zone

Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.

(Sports) To block or impede (an opposing player with the ball or puck), as in ice hockey, by using one's body or one's stick.

(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.

To deposit or consign for safekeeping or shipment

(automotive) caterpillar track

(Games) To move in chess so as to put (an opponent's king) under direct attack.

(cricket) The pitch.

To make cracks or chinks in

Sound stored on a record.

To make an examination or investigation; inquire

The physical track on a record.

To be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.

To agree point for point; correspond

A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.

(Sports) To block or impede an opposing player with the ball or puck, as in ice hockey.

The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.

To come to an abrupt halt; stop

A themed set of talks within a conference.

To write a check on a bank account.

Clipping of trackshoe

To undergo cracking in a pattern of checks, as paint does.

To continue over time.

To place a chess opponent's king in check.

(transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.

In certain card games, to announce that one is declining the option of making a bet.

(transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.

To pause to relocate a scent. Used of hunting dogs.

(transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.

To abandon the proper game and follow baser prey. Used of trained falcons.

To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. 14

To move.

An inspection or examination.

(transitive) To traverse; to move across.

A control; a limit or stop.

(transitive) To tow.

(US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.

(intransitive) To exhibit good cognitive function.

(US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.

(transitive) To follow the tracks of.

(US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.

(transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.

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

(transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.

A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.

To create a musical recording (a track).

A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.

To create music using tracker software.

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

To make sense; to be consistent with known information

(falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. 15

A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.

A small chink or crack.

A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.

A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.

The entire lower surface of the foot; - said of birds, etc.

Any fabric woven with such a pattern.

A road; a beaten path.

To inspect; to examine.

Course; way; as, the track of a comet.

To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).

A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

The permanent way; the rails.

To control, limit, or halt.

A tract or area, as of land.

To verify or compare with a source of information.

To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.

To leave in safekeeping.

To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.

To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.

A line or route along which something travels or moves;

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.

Evidence pointing to a possible solution;

(sports) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.

A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

(poker) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.

A course over which races are run

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

A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;

To chide, rebuke, or reprove.

An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

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

(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

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

A groove on a phonograph recording

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

A bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll

To make a stop; to pause; with at.

Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

(obsolete) To clash or interfere.

The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

To act as a curb or restraint.

Carry on the feet and deposit;

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

Observe or plot the moving path of something;

(transitive) To mark with a check pattern.

Go after with the intent to catch;

(heraldry) Divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.

Travel across or pass over;

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move.

Make tracks upon

A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.

Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff.

A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad.

A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.

A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure.

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

Small chick or crack.

To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check.

To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.

To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy.

To chide, rebuke, or reprove.

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

To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber.

To leave (something) in the temporary custody of another; as, to check baggage; to check one's firearms at the door; to check one's coat at the cloakroom.

To accept (something) for temporary custody from another; as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's coat.

To make a checkered pattern upon.

To make a stop; to pause; - with at.

To clash or interfere.

To act as a curb or restraint.

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

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

Checkered; designed in checks.

A written order directing a bank to pay money;

An appraisal of the state of affairs;

The bill in a restaurant;

The state of inactivity following an interruption;

Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct;

The act of inspecting or verifying;

A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.;

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

A mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

A textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard);

The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

Obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition;

Make an examination or investigation;

Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;

Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

Stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution;

Put a check mark on or next to;

Slow the growth or development of;

Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection;

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;

Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

Train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;

Consign for shipment on a vehicle;

Hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping;

Abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey, of falcons

Stop in a chase especially when scent is lost;

Mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

Decline to initiate betting

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;

Place into check;

Write out a check on a bank account

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;

Verify by consulting a source or authority;

Arrest the motion (of something) abruptly;

Make cracks or chinks in;

Become fractured; break or crack on the surface only;