Check and Lapse

Check

Check noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: the announcement of bad news gave a sudden check to the celebration

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

Lapse

Lapse noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: wasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club

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

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

long long check long lapse
brief brief check brief lapse
single single check single lapse
large large check large lapse
Other adjectives: serious, huge, little, odd.

Common collocations

time check time lapse time
game check game lapse game
times check times lapse times
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