Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bed check

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: bed check
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a dormitory, as in the military or at a children's campground or in a boarding school, an inspection after bedtime by authorities to ensure that everyone is present and in his or her bed.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Pro football training camp means different things to different people. . . . [T]he printed schedule runs from wake-up call at 7 A.M. to bed check at 11 P.M."
"His military career was marked by . . . a report which read: "Individual is unable to conform to military rules and regulations. Misses bed check: sleeps while supposed to be working.""
"The FBI said surveillance footage from a camera near the Metropolitan Correction Center shows Kenneth Conley and Joseph Banks getting into a cab at about 2:45 a.m. Thursday — about two hours after guards were supposed to do a bed check."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

bed checks (plural) bed-check (alternative)

Questions

What does bed check mean?: In a dormitory, as in the military or at a children's campground or in a boarding school, an inspection after bedtime by authorities to ensure that everyone is present and in his or her bed.

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