"soundcheck" meaning in All languages combined

See soundcheck on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: soundchecks [plural]
Etymology: From sound + check. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sound|check}} sound + check Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} soundcheck (countable and uncountable, plural soundchecks)
  1. (chiefly music) An activity that takes place before a concert, etc., when the performer and sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system to verify the volume and tonal frequencies. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (activity when the performer and sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system): hangpróba (Hungarian), soundcheck (Hungarian), soundcheck [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-soundcheck-en-noun-jXYDR-4E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 80 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 74 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 13 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sound check, sound-check

Verb [English]

Forms: soundchecks [present, singular, third-person], soundchecking [participle, present], soundchecked [participle, past], soundchecked [past]
Etymology: From sound + check. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sound|check}} sound + check Head templates: {{en-verb}} soundcheck (third-person singular simple present soundchecks, present participle soundchecking, simple past and past participle soundchecked)
  1. (intransitive) To carry out a soundcheck. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-soundcheck-en-verb-EE2t7yFX
  2. (transitive) To perform (a song etc.) as part of a soundcheck. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-soundcheck-en-verb-W9PPDO74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sound check, sound-check

Noun [Swedish]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], soundcheck [indefinite, nominative, singular]
Etymology: From English soundcheck. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|en|soundcheck}} English soundcheck Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} soundcheck c, {{sv-noun|c}} soundcheck c
  1. (colloquial) a soundcheck Tags: colloquial, common-gender Related terms: soundchecka
    Sense id: en-soundcheck-sv-noun-FZNQCqxQ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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