The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
check in \check` in"\ (ch[e^]k`[i^]n"), v. i. To register as a guest at a hotel, inn, motel. etc. Converse of check out. [PJC]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
check in v 1: announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports [syn: check in, sign in] [ant: check out]