# warded

Pronunciation: US say "WORD-id" /ˈwɔɹdɪd/; UK say "WAWD-id" /ˈwɔːdɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of ward. — simple past and past participle of ward
   - Simple: Past tense of ward. Use this form when the guarding or blocking already happened.
   - _The charm supposedly warded evil spirits away from the doorway._
   - _The village had long warded itself against raiders with a stone wall._

## Adjective

2. Of a lock: built with internal projections, called wards, that block any key not cut to match them.
   - Simple: Describes a lock with metal ridges inside that stop keys of the wrong shape.
   - _Antique furniture often used a warded mechanism that skilled thieves could pick with ease._
   - _He inherited an iron strongbox secured by a heavy warded lock._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/warded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).