check-raise

verb

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

“Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.”

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Meanings

verbcheck-raise (third-person singular simple present check-raises, present participle check-raising, simple past and past participle check-raised)

present singular third person check-raises · participle present check-raising · participle past check-raised · past check-raised

  1. card gamesTo check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.

    Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.

nouncheck-raise (plural check-raises)

plural check-raises

  1. card gamesA raise made by a player who checked before in the same betting round.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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