"grid" meaning in English

See grid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡrɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grid.wav [UK] Forms: grid [singular], grids [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A grid is a rectangle of squares of equal size.
    Sense id: simple-grid-en-noun-sqjNXLH~
  2. A grid is a way of delivering electricity from the power plant to its customers, connected using wire.
    Sense id: simple-grid-en-noun-ik434MrS
  3. A grid is a way of marking off map into areas.
    Sense id: simple-grid-en-noun-2zygNXeF

Verb

IPA: /ɡrɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grid.wav [UK] Forms: grid [canonical], grids [third-person, singular], gridded [past], gridded [past, participle], gridding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|grid|d}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you grid something, you mark it with a grid.
    Sense id: simple-grid-en-verb-EOixkqoT
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