verb
remove from a list
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Cross the name of the dead person off the list
• Syn: ↑cross off, ↑cross out, ↑strike out, ↑mark
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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strike off [phrasal verb]
1 strike off (something) or strike (something) off : to draw a line through (a name or item on a list)
The teacher struck off [=crossed out] the names as he called them out.
2 strike off (something) or strike (something) off : to remove (something) by hitting it with a tool in a forceful way
He struck off the top of the coconut with a machete.
3 strike off (someone) or strike (someone) off Brit : to remove the name of (someone, such as a doctor or lawyer) from an official register
— usually used as (be) struck off
The doctor was struck off for unethical practices. [=the doctor is no longer allowed to practice]
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Main Entry: ↑strike
Useful english dictionary. 2012.