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crosses out

crosses out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 crosses out

What is crosses out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crosses out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross out.

Words near crosses out in the dictionary

  1. crosses off
  2. crosses one's arms
  3. crosses one's fingers
  4. crosses one's heart
  5. crosses one's legs
  6. crosses out
  7. crosses over
  8. crosses paths
  9. crosses pattée
  10. crosses pattées
  11. crosses potence

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crosses 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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