Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sound \Sound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod,
   sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of
   water).]
   1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to
      ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.

   2. Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts,
      motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;
      to test; to probe.

            I was in jest, And by that offer meant to sound your
            breast.                               --Dryden.

            I've sounded my Numidians man by man. --Addison.

   3. (Med.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a
      sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by
      auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

Source : WordNet®

sounded
     adj : (of water depth) measured by a line and plumb [syn: {plumbed}]