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grid

noun · verb · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɡɹɪd/
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  • rhymes with -ɪd
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tiling of the plane with regular polygons; a honeycomb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A method of marking off maps into areas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A battery-plate somewhat like a grating, especially a zinc plate in a primary battery, or a lead plate in a secondary or storage battery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A grating of parallel bars; a gridiron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

An openwork ceiling above the stage or studio, used for affixing lights etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, lifestyle, media, television, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A bicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Acronym of gay-related immunodeficiency (“AIDS”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, dated, offensive, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS, 4H disease, gay cancer, gay plague, gay-related immunodeficiency, GRID

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To mark with a grid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To assign a reference grid to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To enter in a grid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

Examples

  • On the SAT, to answer a grid-in question, you grid in your answer by filling out the ovals.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gridiron

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooking utensil, cookware

17

noun

Meaning 17

an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: control grid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electrode

18

noun

Meaning 18

a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: storage-battery grid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plate

19

noun

Meaning 19

a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: power system, power grid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: facility, installation

20

noun

Meaning 20

a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: form, shape, pattern

Narrower terms: reference grid, Amsler grid

History

Etymology

Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.

Across languages

Translations

183 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ruitenet — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Albanian: rrjetë — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Albanian: skarë — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Arabic: شَبَك (šabak) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Arabic: شَبَكَة (šabaka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Armenian: ցանց (cʻancʻ) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Azerbaijani: tor — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Azerbaijani: şəbəkə — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Belarusian: се́тка (sjétka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Belarusian: рашо́тка (rašótka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Belarusian: кра́ты (kráty) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Bulgarian: мре́жа (mréža) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Bulgarian: ра́стер (ráster) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Bulgarian: реше́тка (rešétka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Burmese: ပိုက်ကွက် (puikkwak) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Catalan: quadrícula — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Catalan: graella — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網格 /网格 (wǎnggé) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 格子 (gézi) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柵 /栅 (cè) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Czech: mřížka — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Danish: gitter — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Dutch: raster — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Esperanto: krado — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Estonian: ruudustik — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Finnish: ruudukko — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Finnish: ristikko — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • French: grille — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Georgian: ბადე (bade) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Georgian: ქსელი (kseli) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • German: Gitter — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • German: Gatter — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Greek: πλέγμα (plégma) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hebrew: רֶשֶׁת (réshet) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hindi: झर्झर (jharjhar) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hindi: जाली (jālī) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hungarian: rács — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hungarian: rácsozat — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hungarian: védőrács — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hungarian: fedőrács — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Hungarian: háló — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Icelandic: rist — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Icelandic: grind — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Italian: griglia — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Italian: grata — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Italian: inferriata — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Japanese: 格子 (kōshi) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Japanese: グリッド (guriddo) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Kazakh: тор (tor) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Kazakh: шілтер (şılter) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Khmer: បណ្ដាញ (bɑɑbɑndaañ) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Korean: 격자 (gyeokja) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Korean: 그리드 (geurideu) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Kyrgyz: панжара (panjara) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Kyrgyz: тор (tor) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Lao: ຕາລາງ (tā lāng) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Lao: ດາງ (dāng) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Latvian: režģlīnijas — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Lithuanian: tinklelis — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Macedonian: мрежа (mreža) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Māori: tukutuku — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Mongolian: сүлжээ (sülžee) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Mongolian: тор (tor) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rutenett — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Persian: توری (turi) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Persian: شبکه (šabake) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Polish: kratka — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Polish: siatka — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Polish: plansza — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Portuguese: matriz — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Portuguese: quadriculado — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Romanian: grilă — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Russian: се́тка (sétka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Russian: решётка (rešótka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Russian: сеть (setʹ) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Scottish Gaelic: cliath — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Serbo-Croatian: мре̏жа — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Serbo-Croatian: mrȅža — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Slovak: mriežka — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Slovene: mreža — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Spanish: cuadrícula — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Spanish: matriz — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Spanish: retícula — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Swedish: rutnät — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Swedish: galler — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Tajik: тор (tor) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Tajik: шабака (šabaka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Thai: ตาราง (dtaa-raang) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Turkish: şebeke — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Ukrainian: сі́тка (sítka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Ukrainian: реші́тка (rešítka) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Ukrainian: ґра́ти (gráty) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Ukrainian: кра́та (kráta) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Uyghur: تور (tor) — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Uzbek: panjara — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Uzbek: toʻr — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Vietnamese: lưới — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Vietnamese: mạng — rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle
  • Abkhaz: афымцаҳа (afəmcaḥa) — electricity delivery system
  • Afrikaans: kragnetwerk — electricity delivery system
  • Arabic: شَبَكَة كَهْرُبَاء — electricity delivery system
  • Bulgarian: електропрено́сна мре́жа (elektroprenósna mréža) — electricity delivery system
  • Bulgarian: електри́ческа мре́жа (elektríčeska mréža) — electricity delivery system
  • Catalan: xarxa — electricity delivery system
  • Czech: rozvodná síť elektrické energie — electricity delivery system
  • Danish: elnet — electricity delivery system
  • Dutch: net — electricity delivery system
  • Dutch: elektriciteitsnet — electricity delivery system
  • Finnish: sähköverkko — electricity delivery system
  • Finnish: verkko — electricity delivery system
  • French: réseau — electricity delivery system
  • German: Stromnetz — electricity delivery system
  • German: Leitungsnetz — electricity delivery system
  • Hebrew: רֶשֶׁת (réshet) — electricity delivery system
  • Hindi: विद्युत ग्रिड (vidyut griḍ) — electricity delivery system
  • Hungarian: hálózat — electricity delivery system
  • Italian: rete elettrica — electricity delivery system
  • Polish: sieć (elektryczna) — electricity delivery system
  • Portuguese: rede elétrica — electricity delivery system
  • Romanian: rețea — electricity delivery system
  • Russian: сеть (setʹ) — electricity delivery system
  • Russian: электросе́ть (elektrosétʹ) — electricity delivery system
  • Serbo-Croatian: електромрежа — electricity delivery system
  • Serbo-Croatian: elektromreža — electricity delivery system
  • Spanish: red — electricity delivery system
  • Swedish: nät — electricity delivery system
  • Swedish: elnät — electricity delivery system
  • Arabic: شَبَك (šabak) — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Bulgarian: мре́жа (mréža) — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Dutch: netwerk — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Finnish: verkko — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • French: grille — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Hindi: अभिकलनात्मक ग्रिड (abhikalnātmak griḍ) — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Hungarian: hálózat — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Italian: griglia — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Italian: rete — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Portuguese: grade — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Portuguese: grelha — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Portuguese: grid — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Russian: се́тка (sétka) — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Russian: сеть (setʹ) — computing: a system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis
  • Afrikaans: ruit — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Dutch: raster — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Dutch: coördinatiestelsel — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Dutch: coördinatienet — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Finnish: ruudukko — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Finnish: koordinaatisto — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • German: Gitternetz — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • German: Gradnetz — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • German: Raster — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • German: Koordinatennetz — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Hindi: जाली (jālī) — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Hungarian: térképháló — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Hungarian: térképhálózat — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Irish: eangach léarscáile — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Italian: reticolo — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Italian: reticolato — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Portuguese: quadriculado — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Russian: се́тка (sétka) — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Spanish: cuadrícula — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Swedish: gradnät — cartography: method of marking off maps
  • Bulgarian: стартова решетка (startova rešetka) — motor racing: the pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race
  • Catalan: graella de sortida — motor racing: the pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race
  • Dutch: grid — motor racing: the pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race
  • Hungarian: rajtkocka — motor racing: the pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race
  • Hungarian: rajtrács — motor racing: the pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race
  • Hungarian: rajtfelállás — motor racing: the pattern of starting positions of the drivers for a race
  • Bulgarian: реше́тка (rešétka) — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Catalan: reixa de control — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Dutch: stuurrooster — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Finnish: hila — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • French: grille de contrôle — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • German: Gitter — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • German: Steuergitter — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Italian: griglia — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Portuguese: grade — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Spanish: rejilla — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Swedish: galler — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Swedish: gitter — electronics: electrode of a vacuum tube
  • Finnish: ruuduttaa — to mark with
  • German: rastern — to mark with
  • Portuguese: quadricular — to mark with
  • Spanish: cuadricular — to mark with