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cross off

cross off verb: to strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.

Verb

cross off (third-person singular simple present crosses off, present participle crossing off, simple past and past participle crossed off)

  1. (idiomatic) To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To finish; to regard something as complete.
    • I can cross off another project from the list.

Forms of cross off

third-person singular presentcrosses off
present participlecrossing off
past participlecrossed off
pastcrossed off

Questions about cross off

What does cross off mean?
Cross off means to strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
What part of speech is cross off?
Cross off is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross off?
The past tense of cross off is crossed off.

Words near cross off in the dictionary

  1. cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye
  2. cross of Anjou
  3. cross of gold
  4. cross of Lorraine
  5. cross of Malta
  6. cross off
  7. cross one's arms
  8. cross one's fingers
  9. cross one's heart
  10. cross one's legs
  11. cross oneself

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