Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Sweep Check: A check made by a player with one hand on the stick, and one knee so low it is practically on the ice, with the shaft and blade of the stick flat on the ice to take the puck away from an opponent.
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Check Verb Synonyms: stop, arrest, stay, halt, obstruct, block, limit, retard, slow, brake, curb, hinder, hamper, impede, thwart
Check Noun Synonyms: stop, stopping, cease, surcease, hesitation, cessation, stoppage, interruption, break, pause, balk or baulk, discontinuity, discontinuation, discontinuance, suspension
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Sweep Noun Synonyms: brush, whisk, clean, clear, tidy up
Sweep Verb Synonyms: pass, clearance, stroke, purge
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Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Stick Check: Checking an opponent with the stick. See hook check; poke check; sweep check. MORE
Business / Finance / Market Sweep: A second offering following a tender offer, allowing institutional investors to obtain a controlling interest at a price higher than the original offer. MORE
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Business / Finance / Not-Sufficient-Funds Check: A bank check having insufficient funds to back it. MORE
Entertainment / Ice Hockey / Poke Check: A stick check on which the player jabs his stick blade at the puck or an opponent's stick to dislodge the puck. MORE
Business / Finance / Post-Dated Check: A check that becomes payable and negotiable on a future date specified. MORE