Meanings
adjectivevolted (not comparable)
- in compoundsnot comparableOf the specified voltage.
Some lose their ability to carry their maximum volted amperage with each tripping of the breaker.
1990 June 10, Bill Ross, “Unbolted Foundation Indicates Older Home”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 20252 more examples
Meanwhile the director of Dressed to Kill and The Untouchables contributes two brief De Palma specials: murder montages volted so high that each frame gives you a little shock.
2006 September 13, Nigel Andrews, “That scary moment when royalty lost it”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2025Volkswagen will offer three 'mild hybrids' and also the full-blooded (or is that volted?) plug-in GTE.
2019 October 24, Rob Hull, “Ten things you need to know about the new VW Golf […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2019
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of volt
Origin
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“volted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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