- cross out
- verbremove from a list-
Cross the name of the dead person off the list
• Syn: ↑cross off, ↑strike out, ↑strike off, ↑mark• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
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ˌcross ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cross out he/she/it crosses out present participle crossing out past tense crossed out past participle crossed out] phrasal verbto draw an X or a line through writing because it is wrong or because you have decided to write something elseJust cross out the old address.
Thesaurus: to write a mark on a documentsynonymMain entry: cross* * *
cross out [phrasal verb]cross (something) out or cross out (something) : to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrongcross out a mistake
• • •Main Entry: ↑cross
Useful english dictionary. 2012.