CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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cheapskate in CommonParlance
- definition a miserly person
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cheat in CommonParlance
- definition weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
- definition weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- definition someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- definition the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- definition a deception for profit to yourself
- definition deprive somebody of something by deceit
- definition defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- definition engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
- definition be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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cheat on in CommonParlance
- definition be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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cheater in CommonParlance
- definition someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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cheatgrass in CommonParlance
- definition annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
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cheating in CommonParlance
- definition not faithful to a spouse or lover
- definition violating accepted standards or rules
- definition a deception for profit to yourself
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chebab in CommonParlance
- definition a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis
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check in CommonParlance
- definition a written order directing a bank to pay money
- definition an appraisal of the state of affairs
- definition the bill in a restaurant
- definition the state of inactivity following an interruption
- definition additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- definition the act of inspecting or verifying
- definition a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- definition something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- definition a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- definition a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- definition the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- definition obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- definition (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
- definition examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- definition make an examination or investigation
- definition be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- definition lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- definition stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- definition put a check mark on or near or next to
- definition slow the growth or development of
- definition be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- definition be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- definition block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- definition develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- definition consign for shipment on a vehicle
- definition hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- definition abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- definition stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- definition mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- definition decline to initiate betting
- definition hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- definition place into check
- definition write out a check on a bank account
- definition find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- definition verify by consulting a source or authority
- definition arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- definition make cracks or chinks in
- definition become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
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check bit in CommonParlance
- definition (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
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check character in CommonParlance
- definition a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission
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check girl in CommonParlance
- definition a female checker
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check in in CommonParlance
- definition announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
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check into in CommonParlance
- definition examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
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check mark in CommonParlance
- definition a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
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check off in CommonParlance
- definition put a check mark on or near or next to
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check out in CommonParlance
- definition examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- definition announce one's departure from a hotel
- definition be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- definition trace
- definition record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased
- definition withdraw money by writing a check
- definition try to learn someone's opinions and intentions
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check over in CommonParlance
- definition examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
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check overdraft credit in CommonParlance
- definition credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts
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check register in CommonParlance
- definition a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)
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check stub in CommonParlance
- definition the part of a check that is retained as a record
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check up on in CommonParlance
- definition examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
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check-in in CommonParlance
- definition the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel)
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check-out procedure in CommonParlance
- definition the act of inspecting or verifying
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checkbook in CommonParlance
- definition a book issued to holders of checking accounts
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checked in CommonParlance
- definition patterned with alternating squares of color