It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.
Dryden.
4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
And like the haggard, check at every feather
That comes before his eye.
Shak.
Check, a. Checkered; designed in checks.
Check"age (?), n. 1. The act of checking; as, the checkage of a name or of an item in a list.