Definition: [verb] To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
Definition: [verb] To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
Definition: [adjective] Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
Example: That is a checkered tablecloth.
Definition: [adjective] Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty.
Example: I have a checkered past.