(transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
Used in a Sentence
rayed
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rayed.
Editorial note
They brought out x-ray machines, and x-rayed bikes, but that's sort of fell by the wayside over the pandemic.
Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of rayed gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To radiate as if in rays.
(transitive) To expose to radiation.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for rayed.
verb
(transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
verb
(intransitive) To radiate as if in rays.
verb
(transitive) To expose to radiation.
verb
(now rare) To dress, array (someone).
Example sentences
They brought out x-ray machines, and x-rayed bikes, but that's sort of fell by the wayside over the pandemic.
I'm wondering why the chips themselves, once removed from their placement, couldn't just be x-rayed, rather than destroyed?
The SFO liquids had been thoroughly screened and were denied anyway; the BOS bags were x-rayed and then subjected to search of documents, which the TSA is forbidden from doing (see e.g.
Bags x-rayed (again), metal detectors (again), guy with a wand (again), the whole deal.
When I thought I broke my foot, I had it x-rayed, and they gave me a burned CD.
We recently shipped our furniture to US, and customs x-rayed it and charged us.
Does a PET bottle become a lethal weapon when X-rayed in your luggage?
It gets broken, searched, x-rayed, fucked up and generally treated like shit.
You got grilled, you got the German Shepherd dog sniffing your crotch, and you had to wait for all your bags to be x-rayed.
They asked me to remove the boots, x-rayed them, came together to admire my long-forgotten idle work, scratched their heads and had me proceed.
If you really want to exclude tetrapods you might use rayed fish.
They'd x-rayed my bags and seen a cigarette lighter [1].
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use rayed in a sentence?
They brought out x-ray machines, and x-rayed bikes, but that's sort of fell by the wayside over the pandemic.
What does rayed mean?
(transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
What part of speech is rayed?
rayed is commonly used as verb.