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CHECKED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Patterned with alternating squares of color
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patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb check
Context examples:
“I beg your pardon, Mr. Traddles,” said Mr. Micawber, with the old roll in his voice, as he checked himself in humming a soft tune.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
This it did, and was flying down-stream in a current as swift as a mill-race, when Hans checked it with the rope and checked too suddenly.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The driver saw it at the same moment; he at once checked the horses, and, jumping to the ground, disappeared into the darkness.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The man was about to urge them on, when he checked himself, roused up with an effort, and looked around.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
To throw one’s whole strength and weight on the oars and to feel the boat checked in its forward lunge by the heavy drag behind, was not exactly exhilarating.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The cells are checked under a microscope.
(Breast Duct Lavage, NCI Dictionary)
It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease.
(Bronchoscopy, NCI Dictionary)
A surgical procedure in which the lymph nodes are removed and a sample of tissue is checked under a microscope for signs of cancer.
(Lymph node dissection, NCI Dictionary)
The removal of a small piece of lung tissue to be checked by a pathologist for cancer or other diseases.
(Lung biopsy, NCI Dictionary)
A test in which blood or urine samples are checked for the amounts of certain substances released by the kidneys.
(Kidney function test, NCI Dictionary)
