rain-check

English

Noun

rain-check (plural rain-checks)

  1. Alternative form of rain check

Verb

rain-check (third-person singular simple present rain-checks, present participle rain-checking, simple past and past participle rain-checked)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To take a rain check (on).
    • 2012, Suzanne Johnson, Royal Street:
      Earlier, I'd arranged to meet Eugenie in Metairie to help her find a new refrigerator, but I called and rain-checked.
    • 2018, Lindy Cameron, Redback:
      Jana planted her hands on her hips, rain-checked the promise of allegiance, and continued the challenging stare.
    • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 403:
      Can we rain-check?
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