"check upstairs" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: checks upstairs [present, singular, third-person], checking upstairs [participle, present], checked upstairs [participle, past], checked upstairs [past]
Etymology: The third umpire is typically seated high in the stadium, with replays displayed on elevated screens. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} check upstairs (third-person singular simple present checks upstairs, present participle checking upstairs, simple past and past participle checked upstairs)
  1. (cricket, informal) To invoke the Decision Review System. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-check_upstairs-en-verb-AhrvVPV8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cricket Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "The third umpire is typically seated high in the stadium, with replays displayed on elevated screens.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "checks upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "checking upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "checked upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "checked upstairs",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "check upstairs (third-person singular simple present checks upstairs, present participle checking upstairs, simple past and past participle checked upstairs)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cricket",
          "orig": "en:Cricket",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To invoke the Decision Review System."
      ],
      "id": "en-check_upstairs-en-verb-AhrvVPV8",
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "invoke",
          "invoke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket, informal) To invoke the Decision Review System."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "check upstairs"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "The third umpire is typically seated high in the stadium, with replays displayed on elevated screens.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "checks upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "checking upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "checked upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "checked upstairs",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "check upstairs (third-person singular simple present checks upstairs, present participle checking upstairs, simple past and past participle checked upstairs)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Cricket"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To invoke the Decision Review System."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "invoke",
          "invoke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket, informal) To invoke the Decision Review System."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "check upstairs"
}

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