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cross out

cross out verb: to strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
    • If you make a mistake, just cross it out.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To disrespect (someone) by covering up or painting over their graffiti, especially their name.
  3. (slang, transitive) To lie to or betray (someone); to deceive or scam (someone).
  4. (slang) To kill; X out.

cross out meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Malay

cross out in Tamil

அடி

cross out in Malayalam

to cross out or strike through a letter or word while writing
തടുക്കുക taṭukkuka

cross out in Arabic

to strike out
شَطَبَ šaṭaba

cross out in Malay

to strike out
batalkan
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cross out in Thai
ขีดฆ่า kìit-kâa

Synonyms of cross out

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Forms of cross out

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

Words formed from cross out

Questions about cross out

What does cross out mean?
Cross out means to strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
What is cross out in Tamil?
Cross out in Tamil is அடி. See Cross out meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cross out?
Cross out is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross out?
The past tense of cross out is crossed out.

Words near cross out in the dictionary

  1. cross one's arms
  2. cross one's fingers
  3. cross one's heart
  4. cross one's legs
  5. cross oneself
  6. cross out
  7. cross over
  8. cross paths
  9. cross pattée
  10. cross peen hammer
  11. cross peen hammers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross out (page history and authors); cross out (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); തടുക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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