checked

Definitions of checked in various dictionaries:

verb - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

verb - make an examination or investigation

verb - be careful or certain to do something

verb - lessen the intensity of

verb - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

verb - put a check mark on or near or next to

verb - slow the growth or development of

verb - be verified or confirmed

verb - be compatible, similar or consistent

verb - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

verb - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice

verb - consign for shipment on a vehicle

verb - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

verb - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

verb - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

verb - mark into squares or draw squares on

verb - decline to initiate betting

verb - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy

verb - place into check

verb - write out a check on a bank account

verb - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

verb - verify by consulting a source or authority

verb - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

verb - make cracks or chinks in

verb - become fractured

adj - patterned with alternating squares of color

Having a pattern of checks or squares: checked cloth.

Held in check; restrained.

Situated in a stopped or closed syllable: a checked vowel.

verb - to look carefully at or over