strike something through

strike something through
ˌstrike sthˈout/ˈthrough derived
to remove sth by drawing a line through it

The editor struck out the whole paragraph.

Main entry:strikederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • strike something out — DELETE, cross out, erase, rub out. → strike * * * ˌstrike sthˈout/ˈthrough derived to remove sth by drawing a line through it Syn: cross out • The editor struck out the whole paragraph. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • strike */*/*/ — I UK [straɪk] / US verb Word forms strike : present tense I/you/we/they strike he/she/it strikes present participle striking past tense struck UK [strʌk] / US past participle struck 1) [intransitive/transitive] formal to hit against, or to crash… …   English dictionary

  • strike — 1 /straIk/ verb past tense and past participle struck /str k/ THINK/NOTICE 1 (transitive not in progressive) if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad etc: The funny side of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • strike — verb (past and past participle struck strʌk) 1》 deliver a blow to.     ↘accidentally hit (a part of one s body) against something.     ↘come into forcible contact with.     ↘(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball).     ↘ignite (a match) by… …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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 …   Useful english 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 — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig …   English World dictionary

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