/ Dictionary / Index B back-check: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: back-check Pronunciation: (bak'chek"), [key] — v.i. Ice Hockey. to skate back toward one's defensive zone obstructing or impeding the movement or progress of one or more opponents on attack. Cf. check (def. 15), —v.t. to check over or through; review: Back-check the files to see if the patient's records are there. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. backchat back clearance Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language