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STRIKE OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does strike off mean?
• STRIKE OFF (verb)
The verb STRIKE OFF has 1 sense:
1. remove from a list
Familiarity information: STRIKE OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove from a list
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
cross off; cross out; mark; strike off; strike out
Context example:
Cross the name of the dead person off the list
Hypernyms (to "strike off" is one way to...):
take away; take out (take out or remove)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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