bed check
nounDefinition of bed check
: a night inspection to check the presence of persons (such as soldiers) required by regulations to be in bed or in quarters
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This light, seemingly simple-looking bed checks all the boxes on what makes cats happy: Its plush doughnut shape allows your cat to fully sink into it and curl up. — Ann Lien, House Beautiful, "Is This the Best Cat Bed Ever?," 24 July 2019 The assault went on several minutes until campus security entered the room for a bed check during the attack. — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A Florida family says lax supervision led to assault at St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. Now they're suing.," 16 July 2019 During road games when the team stayed at a hotel and had a curfew, assistant coaches who performed bed checks reported on multiple occasions finding Winslow watching pornography. — Robert Klemko, SI.com, "You Never Knew Kellen Winslow Jr.," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bed check.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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