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check-raises

check-raises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of check-raise.

check-raises is the plural of check-raise.

Meaning of check-raise

Verb

check-raise (third-person singular simple present check-raises, present participle check-raising, simple past and past participle check-raised)

  1. To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.
    • Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.

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Questions about check-raises

What is check-raises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Check-raises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of check-raise.

Words near check-raises in the dictionary

  1. check-outs
  2. check-rail
  3. check-rails
  4. check-raise
  5. check-raised
  6. check-raises
  7. check-raising
  8. check-rein
  9. check-reins
  10. check-swing
  11. check-swings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: check-raises (page history and authors); check-raise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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