See chek on Wiktionary
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"An assault, attack, or raid. [from 14th c.]"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A deed, event or occurrence."
],
"links": [
[
"deed",
"deed"
],
[
"event",
"event"
],
[
"occurrence",
"occurrence"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"A deed, event or occurrence. [from 14th c.]"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A checkered pattern."
],
"links": [
[
"checkered",
"checkered"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A checkered pattern. [from 15th c.]"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses",
"enm:Falconry"
],
"glosses": [
"A check."
],
"links": [
[
"falconry",
"falconry"
],
[
"check",
"check"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(falconry, rare) A check. [from 15th c.]"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"topics": [
"falconry",
"hobbies",
"hunting",
"lifestyle"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃɛk/"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃɛːk/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "chec"
},
{
"word": "check"
},
{
"word": "chekke"
},
{
"word": "cheque"
},
{
"word": "ecchekke"
}
],
"word": "chek"
}
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