strike off

strike off
verb
remove from a list
-

Cross the name of the dead person off the list

Syn: ↑cross off, ↑cross out, ↑strike out, ↑mark
Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑take out
Verb Frames:
-

Somebody ——s something

* * *

strike off [phrasal verb]
1 strike off (something) or strike (something) off : to draw a line through (a name or item on a list)

The teacher struck off [=crossed out] the names as he called them out.

2 strike off (something) or strike (something) off : to remove (something) by hitting it with a tool in a forceful way

He struck off the top of the coconut with a machete.

3 strike off (someone) or strike (someone) off Brit : to remove the name of (someone, such as a doctor or lawyer) from an official register
— usually used as (be) struck off

The doctor was struck off for unethical practices. [=the doctor is no longer allowed to practice]

see also strike 17 (above), 1
• • •
Main Entry:strike

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:
(by a blow), / (from an account), , / (as copies of a book),


Look at other dictionaries:

  • strike off — index decrease, deduct (reduce), delete, discount (reduce), rebate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • strike off — phrasal verb Word forms strike off : present tense I/you/we/they strike off he/she/it strikes off present participle striking off past tense struck off past participle struck off 1) a) [transitive, usually passive] to remove something from a list …   English dictionary

  • strike off — In common parlance, and in the language of the auction room, property is understood to be struck off or knocked down, when the auctioneer, by the fall of his hammer, or by any other audible or visible announcement, signifies to the bidder that he …   Black's law dictionary

  • strike off — transitive verb Date: 1821 1. to produce in an effortless manner < strike off a poem > 2. to depict clearly and exactly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • strike off — phr verb Strike off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑register …   Collocations dictionary

  • strike-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: strike off : a straightedge used to remove excess freshly placed concrete, mortar, or plaster from a surface …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike off the roll — index discharge (dismiss) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • strike off the roll of lawyers — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • strike off the roll — To remove the right to practise from (a doctor, solicitor, etc) after professional misconduct • • • Main Entry: ↑roll …   Useful english dictionary

  • strike off — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, ad lib, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, blot out, blue pencil, bob, bowdlerize, cancel, cast off, cast out, censor, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, clip,… …   Moby Thesaurus

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”