check (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Restraint, hindranceII. A slight rebuff1. incommŏdum (lit. disadvantage2. dētrīmentum (lit. loss3. rĕpulsa (usu. of repulse in canvassing for officeIII. T. t. in chessIV. A written order for the payment of moneyV. An order for admission to a theatre, etc., tessĕra • check (subs.): I. Restraint, hindrance: q. v. N.B.--To be a c., act as a c. upon, may be expressed by any of the verbs for to check: q. v. II. A slight rebuff: 1. incommŏdum (lit. disadvantage: q. v.): to make up for the c. received by their valour, in. virtute sarcire, Caes. (with reference to Pompey's success at Dyrrachium). 2. dētrīmentum (lit. loss: q. v.): a term used by Caes. in the passage above referred to, as synon. with incommodum: B. C. 73. 3. rĕpulsa (usu. of repulse in canvassing for office: q. v.). Fig.: all passion turns to sadness after receiving a check, in tristitiam omnis ira post r. revolvitur, Sen. Phr.: to experience a c., nonnihil, aliquantulum cladis accipere (v. disaster): retundi (v. to check, II. 6). III. T. t. in chess: Phr.: to give c., *regi minari: c. to your king, *regi cave: v. check-mate. IV. A written order for the payment of money: v. cheque. V. An order for admission to a theatre, etc., tessĕra: Suet.: Mart.