Check and Finish

Check

Check noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: the announcement of bad news gave a sudden check to the celebration

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Finish and check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Finish" instead the word "Check" as a verb or a noun.

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

Finish noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: an all-out fight right to the finish

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Check and finish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead the word "Finish" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

good	good check	good finish
high	high check	high finish
standard	standard check	standard finish
proper	proper check	proper finish
Other adjectives: bad, quick, grand, final, triple.

Many 2D racing games don't properly check that the player has actually gone all the way around the track, they just check if they cross the finish line from the right direction.

Source: Sequence Breaking
Reading Your Rights: Used word-for-word, but Played for Laughs when Natsuki has to check her card to remind herself of how to finish it.

Source: Manga / Hyper Police
Check. Propensity to finish each other's sentences?

Source: Creepy Twins

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