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noun Chess.

a check that is effected by moving an intervening piece from the line of attack of a queen, rook, or bishop.

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Origin of discovered check

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby discovered check

discourse, discourse analysis, discourteous, discourtesy, discover, discovered check, discoverer, discoverist, discovert, discoverture, discovery

How to use discovered check in a sentence

Once discovered, this maneuver did not endear the councilors to their constituents.
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In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
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We try to avoid going away for too long, so we can check back in.
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In 2007 he said he had discovered a cure for AIDS using natural herbs.
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And yet as Robert Ward discovered, Marvin—for all of his larger-than-life machismo—was surprising in real life.
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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
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Almost as soon as she had finished building her nest she had discovered a strange-looking egg there.
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Had not this Indian plant been discovered, the whole history of some portions of America would have been far different.
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He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
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Yet, Monsieur Arden, I have discovered some of the best treasures the house contained, and they are at present in this room.
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British Dictionary definitions for discovered check

discovered check

noun

chess check given by moving a man that has been masking a potential check from a bishop, rook, or queen

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