check-call

verb

To check and then call a bet by another player in the same betting round.

Meanings

verbcheck-call (third-person singular simple present check-calls, present participle check-calling, simple past and past participle check-called)

present singular third person check-calls · participle present check-calling · participle past check-called · past check-called

  1. card gamesTo check and then call a bet by another player in the same betting round.
nouncheck-call (plural check-calls)

plural check-calls

  1. card gamesA call made by a player who checked previously in the same betting round.
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APA

check-call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check-call

MLA

“check-call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check-call. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “check-call,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/check-call.

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