Check and Standoff

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Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

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Standoff and check are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standoff" instead a noun "Check".

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

Standoff noun - A situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other.

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Check and standoff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a noun "Standoff".

They think he's lying but check anyway, and that moment gives Dredd enough time to draw his Lawgiver, turning it into a Mexican standoff.

Source: Film / Dredd
Mexican Standoff: Michelle claims the only way she can handle Charles, Aiden and Elijah is having them keep each other in check.

Source: Literature / Last Mage
Failed a Spot Check: Ken and Ryu walk right into the middle of a standoff between Bison and Sagat's forces, loudly announcing the place is going to blow up in 10 minutes.

Source: Film / Street Fighter

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