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checked

/t͡ʃɛkt/

Rhymes with -ɛkt

adjective

Marked with a check mark.
Similar: ticked
Canada, US 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
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).
Opposite: carry-on
Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of check He checked his watch for the third time.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: checkered, chequered, curbed, restrained, patterned, luggage, baggage, saw, tracked, stopped, sweep, found, flagged, marked, visited, marking

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@misc{checked_2026,
  title = {checked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/checked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}