keyed

[ keed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

fitted with keys. key.
fastened or secured by a key.
Music. pitched in a specific key.
reinforced by a keystone.
coordinated, as with a basic color or idea; harmonized (sometimes used in combination):
color-keyed carpeting.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of keyed¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; key ¹ + -ed ³

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Santa Margarita 5, JSerra 1: A three-run triple by Warren Gravely IV in the top of the ninth inning keyed the Eagles’ Trinity League win.

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The Dodgers seemed to flip the script in the top of the seventh, scoring five times in an inning keyed by Freddie Freeman’s go-ahead two-run double down the left field line.

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Once we kind of keyed in on that, it seemed like we could make it work.

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They got a superstar player that keyed a championship run.

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Then there’s the other list on his phone, where he has keyed in all the unseen museums he wants to visit.

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key drive Keyes technique

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