checked
/t͡ʃɛkt/ adjective A2- Marked with a check mark.
- Having a pattern of checks; checkered. · a checked tie
- Of syllables, having a coda.
- Of consonants, glottalized.
- Verified or validated in some way. · a computer program using checked arithmetic
- 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).
- Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.
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“And I am still mourning her loss,” exclaimed the major, drawing from his pocket a checked handkerchief, and alternately wiping first the left and then the right eye.
At one time she had almost resolved on applying to him, but the idea was checked by the awkwardness of the application, and at length wholly banished by the conviction that Mr.
I checked and corroborated all the facts which were mentioned at the inquest.
Bingley had been a most delightful friend; so easily guided that his worth was invaluable; but she checked herself.
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