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Uncommonkeyed
The correct spelling is keyed.
How to pronounce keyed
verb
IPA: /kiːd/
Say it like: Key-ed
The correct spelling is keyed. To fit (a lock) with a key. For example: "Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs."
Usage Examples
“Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs.”
“He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To fit (a lock) with a key.
- 2.To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- 3.To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- 4.(telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- 5.To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
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