ruledruled /ruːld/ adjective - After a goalless first half, Dave Matthews netted for Heybridge only to be given ruled offside.
- Both calls have been ruled inappropriate to the regulatory agency.
- Cricketing authorities ruled ticket money could only be reclaimed if there was no play.
- It is the darkness, not the thickness, of the ruled lines that makes it helpful as a guide for writing.
- The band made badges using felt tip pens on ruled notepaper.
- To achieve this, ruled paper can be run off on a photocopier on a high contrast setting.
- With decline, such distinctions broke down, and the ruling race was forced to come into closer contact with the ruled.
► ruled out foul play Detectives have not ruled out foul play. nounrulerulerrulingunrulinessadjectiverulingunrulyruledverbruleoverrule