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to be in agreement on every point<their story of what happened checks with the report of the eyewitness>Synonymsaccord, agree, answer, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, square, tallyRelated Wordsequal, match, parallelNear Antonymscontradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jarAntonymsdiffer (from), disagree (with)
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to bring (something) to a standstill<a tree finally checked the skidding car>— see 11halt 1
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to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)<check your enthusiasm a bit, and think before you marry someone you just met>— see control 1
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