Beat and Check

Beat

Beat verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Usage example: you beat me to it

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Check and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Check" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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Beat and check are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Check".

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

good	good beat	good check
familiar	familiar beat	familiar check
long	long beat	long check
standard	standard beat	standard check
Other adjectives: single, simple, powerful, constant, serious, huge, little, bad, quick, basic, last.

When you beat the final boss [Seth] as Dan, in his win quote, he asks where his prize money is, and asks whether it comes in the form of a giant check.

Source: Giant Novelty Check
Needless to say, he's immediately surrounded and beat up... The same happens to Luigi when he comes to check on things.

Source: Web Animation / Super Smash Adventures
The "Minimalist" achievement requires you to beat the game within 920 jumps, and you can't check to see how many times you've jumped so far.

Source: That One Achievement

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