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crossing out

crossing out is the present participle and gerund 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 crossing out

What is crossing out the present participle and gerund of?
Crossing out is the present participle and gerund of cross out.

Words near crossing out in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossing 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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