keyed
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).
- 6
(more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
“Our instructor told us to key in our user IDs.”
- 7
To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
“He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot.”
- 8
To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- 9
To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- 10
To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- 11
To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- 12
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
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