Checked

/t͡ʃɛkt/ · adjective

Meaning

Marked with a check mark..

Definitions by Sense

1. Marked with a check mark.
2. (Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
3. (phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
4. (phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
5. Verified or validated in some way.
6. (aviation or other transport, of baggage) Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.) during check-in to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
7. (crosswording) Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.
8. simple past and past participle of check

Example Sentences

a checked tie

At that moment a long, scraggy individual in a checked suit poked his head into the bar, looked around portentously, whistled mysteriously to my informant, and jerked his thumb and head in the direction of the door.

Later that day, all X's friends put on their red and white checked overalls and went over to see X.

a computer program using checked arithmetic

He checked his watch for the third time.

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