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crossed out

crossed out is the simple past and past participle of cross out.

Meaning of cross out

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.

Questions about crossed out

What is crossed out the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed out is the simple past and past participle of cross out.

Words near crossed out in the dictionary

  1. crossed off
  2. crossed one's arms
  3. crossed one's fingers
  4. crossed one's heart
  5. crossed one's legs
  6. crossed out
  7. crossed over
  8. crossed paths
  9. crossed someone's mind
  10. crossed someone's palm
  11. crossed someone's path

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossed out (page history and authors); cross out (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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