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valved

SayVALVD/ˈvælvd/

2 meanings of valved

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having valves, parts that open and close to let something through.

    We pumped up the valved air mattress in a few minutes.

    A valved trumpet can play many more notes than a simple horn.

    Oppositevalveless

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  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of valve. Use it when a valve was used to control a flow.

    The workers valved the water so it came out slowly.

    The air was valved into the tank a little at a time.

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valved is a form of valve

valve, verb: To use a valve to control how much of something flows. Full entry

Forms
valvevalves he/she/itvalving -ing formvalved past tense, past participle
Spelling
valve → valved: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

From valve + -ed.