Meaning & use
cross out
To draw a line through a word or piece of writing to show that it should be deleted or ignored.
See it in a sentence
She crossed out the wrong answer and wrote the correct one above it.
He crossed out an entire paragraph while editing his essay.
A note on using this word
Written as two words when used as a verb ('cross out') and sometimes hyphenated as a noun.
Words with a similar meaning
deletestrike out
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