checked
adj/t͡ʃɛkt/
7 senses
1
Marked with a check mark.
- 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.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121:
1 more example
- Later that day, all X's friends put on their red and white checked overalls and went over to see X.1978, Lois Gould, X: A Fabulous Child's Story, New York: Daughters Publishing Co., →ISBN:
3
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences Of syllables, having a coda.
4
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Sciences Of consonants, glottalized.
5
Verified or validated in some way.
- a computer program using checked arithmetic
6
Of baggage Delivered to the airline (or train line, ferry, etc.), usually during check-in, to be stored in an inaccessible area to the passenger (the hold) during the flight (or other journey).
Aviation or other transport
7
Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.
- Derived terms
- checked build, checked exception, checked syllable, checked tone, unchecked
- Hyponyms
- type-checked