Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
checked
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ɛkt]
adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
checked, checkered, chequered
Meaning:
patterned with alternating squares of color
Usage examples
Checked by the voice of authority
The Chinaman checked his movement.
"I have a presentiment"--she checked herself suddenly.
By its nature, the allegation could not be checked up.
"Still after the birds?" he said, as he checked his horse.
Bell still wore the checked apron as described by her sister.
Thurston would have put Sunfish to a run, but Park checked him.
Opposite him sat a small girl in a pink and white checked frock.
The horse checked himself instantly, ploughing up the ground with his feet.
'If I were the girl,--' she began, and checked the speech with a faint laugh.