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(Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered. quotations examples
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
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.
(phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
(phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
Verified or validated in some way. examples
(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). examples
simple past and past participle of check examples