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greeked

greeked is the simple past and past participle of greek.

Meaning of greek

Verb

greek (third-person singular simple present greeks, present participle greeking, simple past and past participle greeked)

  1. (transitive) To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
    • You can specify the type size below which text will be greeked in the Preferences dialog box. Designers often prefer to use greeked text in rough layouts because it helps the client focus on the design rather than on the words.1991, Ronnie Shushan, Don Wright, Desktop Publishing by Design, 2nd edition, Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.
  3. (transitive) To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.

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Verb capitalized: Greeked

Greeked

  1. (participle, past) simple past and past participle of Greek

Phrases with greeked

Questions about greeked

What is greeked the simple past and past participle of?
Greeked is the simple past and past participle of greek.
What part of speech is greeked?
Greeked is a verb.

Words near greeked in the dictionary

  1. Greek yogurt
  2. Greek yogurts
  3. Greek-letter
  4. Greekdom
  5. Greeke
  6. greeked
  7. greeked it
  8. Greeker
  9. Greekery
  10. Greekesque
  11. Greekess

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