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name-check

name-check is the alternative form of namecheck.

Meaning of namecheck

Verb

namecheck (third-person singular simple present namechecks, present participle namechecking, simple past and past participle namechecked)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To name-drop.
    • The company was delighted to be namechecked in the lyrics, gaining exposure to potential new consumers.
  2. (especially, intransitive, transitive) To announce the name of a person before they play a solo.

See all 3 meanings of namecheck

Forms of name-check

third-person singular presentname-checks
present participlename-checking
past participlename-checked
pastname-checked

Questions about name-check

What is name-check the alternative form of?
Name-check is the alternative form of namecheck.

Words near name-check in the dictionary

  1. name-callings
  2. name-calls
  3. name-card
  4. name-cards
  5. name-change
  6. name-check
  7. name-checked
  8. name-checking
  9. name-checks
  10. name-child
  11. name-children

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Adapted from Wiktionary: name-check (page history and authors); namecheck (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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