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checking through

checking through is the present participle and gerund of check through.

Meaning of check through

Verb

check through (third-person singular simple present checks through, present participle checking through, simple past and past participle checked through)

  1. (idiomatic) To permit someone to continue onward, e.g. through a security checkpoint, after verifying their identity, tickets, etc.
  2. (idiomatic) To inspect something, often to try to find errors, problems, etc.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To have every player check, said of a street.

Questions about checking through

What is checking through the present participle and gerund of?
Checking through is the present participle and gerund of check through.

Words near checking through in the dictionary

  1. checking on
  2. checking one's eyelids for leaks
  3. checking out
  4. checking over
  5. checking the math
  6. checking through
  7. checking up
  8. checking up on
  9. checking upstairs
  10. checkings
  11. checkitis

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