What does cross out mean?

cross out means "remove from a list".

What is another word for cross out?

Close synonyms include cross off, strike out, strike off, mark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cross out a common word?

cross out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Cross out — meaning, 4 synonyms and examples

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
remove from a list
“Cross the name of the dead person off the list”
Synonymscross off strike out strike off mark
Broadertake away

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What does cross out mean?: cross out means "remove from a list".
What is another word for cross out?

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