adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of check form-of, participle, past

   "He checked his watch for the third time."

Adjective

1. 1
   Marked with a check mark.
2. 2
   Having a pattern of checks; checkered. Canada, US

   "a checked tie"

3. 3
   Of syllables, having a coda.
4. 4
   Of consonants, glottalized.
5. 5
   Verified or validated in some way.

   "a computer program using checked arithmetic"

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6. 6
   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. 7
   Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.

Adjective

1. 1
   patterned with alternating squares of color wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aggravatedalveolararrestedassimilatedbackbackward

Antonyms

All antonyms

carrycarry-onopen

Example

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"The professor made sure the test was checked carefully."

Related phrases

checked buildchecked exceptionchecked tone

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