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chalked off

chalked off is the simple past and past participle of chalk off.

Meaning of chalk off

Verb

chalk off (third-person singular simple present chalks off, present participle chalking off, simple past and past participle chalked off)

  1. (literally) To set off an area or shape with chalk.
  2. (idiomatic) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
    • Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.2013 October 11, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
  3. (idiomatic) To disallow or cancel
    • In one last extraordinary twist, City thought they had snatched victory and Sterling a hat-trick, but emotions switched instantly as once again VAR had the final word and the goal was chalked off.2019 April 17, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham Hotsput”, in BBC News
  4. (transitive) To chalk (someone) up dismissively or jeeringly.
    • We had chalked him off as an idiot!
  5. (transitive) To dismiss or be dismissive towards (someone or something); to reject (someone or something).
    • He seemed like an idiot, so I chalked him off.
  6. (intransitive) To deduct from something; to separate from something.
    • The funds are going to be chalked off from the events fund.

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Questions about chalked off

What is chalked off the simple past and past participle of?
Chalked off is the simple past and past participle of chalk off.

Words near chalked off in the dictionary

  1. chalkdust
  2. chalked
  3. chalked against
  4. chalked down
  5. chalked it down
  6. chalked off
  7. chalked out
  8. chalked something up to experience
  9. chalked up
  10. chalked up to
  11. chalken

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