checked /t͡ʃɛkt/adjective 7phrases 1 adjective7 •Having a pattern of checks; checkered.Later that day, all X's friends put on their red and white checked overalls and went over to see X. — 1978 •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). •Verified or validated in some way.a computer program using checked arithmetic •Marked with a check mark. •Of syllables, having a coda. •Of a letter square in a crossword grid, part of both an across word and a down word. •Of consonants, glottalized. Phrases with checked need one's eyes checkedTo be seeing things (having visual hallucinations).