strike sth out/through
— phrasal verb with strike uk/straɪk/us/straɪk/verb struck, struck
formal to draw a line through text in a document to show that it does not relate to you or is not correct:
Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
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Deleting writing
- blank
- blank sth out
- cross
- cross sb/sth off (sth)
- cross sth out
- delete
- deletion
- edit
- edit sth out
- efface
- erase
- rub
- rub sth out
- score
- score sth out/through
- strike
- x