Check and Stick

Check

Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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

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

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

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Check and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a verb "Stick".

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

good	good check	good stick
full	full check	full stick
long	long check	long stick
standard	standard check	standard stick
Other adjectives: single, simple, small, powerful, massive, large, big, huge, little, capable, flying, random, last, red, bigger.

body	check body	stick body
name	check name	stick name
point	check point	stick point
time	check time	stick time
Other words: head, damage, hands, names.

In Open Season, if you don't check the door with a stick mirror, you WILL get your throat ripped out by the guard dog.

Source: Failed a Spot Check
The trope comes from ninja legends and has probably originated from ninja using various objects to check the area for ambushes, pretty similar to how some western characters use a helmet on a stick to trick enemy snipers.

Source: Ninja Log
Cue the detectives walking round with a rear view mirror on a stick to check what EVERYone was wearing under their kilt.

Source: Man in a Kilt

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