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keyed

/kiːd/
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verb

  • To fit (a lock) with a key.
  • To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
  • To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
  • (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
  • To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
  • (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."

  • To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.

    "He keyed the car that had taken his parking spot."

  • To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
  • To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
  • To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
  • To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
  • To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.

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