to strike out
8
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /straɪk aʊt/
:
tachar
- I made a mistake and had to strike out my previous answer and write a new one.
Examples
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I considered it essential, but Congress struck it out of the final Declaration as being too particular.
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Naturally, you are free to strike out whatever seems unsuitable for the readership of the Mercure de France.
Academic text (1997) -
Strike out my old address and replace with the new one.
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Strike out the last two questions in Mrs. Manion's answer.
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Then, after a few weeks, the gender-neutral language was struck out, and the discriminatory language was restored.
Blog text (9) -
To obviate that difficulty and the difficulty growing out of any other construction beyond the specific rights named in the section, our amendment strikes out all those general terms and leaves the bill with the rights specified in the section.
Academic text (2002) -
The amendments struck out the first two sections of Article VII, thereby excising townships and all vestiges thereof from the constitution as if they had never existed.
Academic text (2017) -
Please strike out the incorrect entries on the list before submitting it.
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You should strike out any outdated information in the report before publishing it.
Synonyms
77
3.2
To remove a shape from paper or cloth using scissors
35
1.8
To draw a line through an item on a list to show it is finished
14
2.3
Draw a line through a word or item to show it should be removed
4
4.0
Draw lines through writing so you cannot read it
2
6.7
To remove a person or thing from an official list
1
4.3
Erase a mark by using an eraser or cloth until it disappears
1
6.2
Draw a line through words or text to show they should be ignored
1
6.4
To remove words or other information from a document to hide them
To draw a line through written words to show they are wrong
To mark an item as finished by drawing a line or writing a note
Antonyms
How Removed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The element 'out' conveys movement away or independence, but the given sense of 'strike' (remove/cross out) does not directly mean 'begin'; the phrase relies on a metaphorical extension (similar to 'set out' or 'venture out') to mean starting independently. Because that connection is not fully predictable from the literal meanings, a B1 learner who knows the words would likely need prior exposure to infer the exact sense.
Etymology
Strike out comes from the old act of using a pen to strike a line through a name and send it out of the list, so it means 'to remove' something from a record.