Xing out

Verb

X out (third-person singular simple present Xes out or Xs out, present participle Xing out, simple past and past participle Xed out)

1. (transitive) To cross out with a series of the letter X, or with scribbles or lines.
   • On a close to final copy the title The Way We Die Now has Now Xed out and replaced with Today. Then Today is Xed out and Now is returned to its place.1997, Don Herron, Willeford, page 415
2. (informal) To close a window (typically by clicking a button marked with an X symbol).
   • When you have selected your desired settings, X out of the window and return to the document.
3. (slang) To kill; cross out.