to cross off
1cross off — ► cross off delete (an item) from a list. Main Entry: ↑cross …
2cross off — index delete, expunge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3cross off — verb remove from a list (Freq. 1) Cross the name of the dead person off the list • Syn: ↑cross out, ↑strike out, ↑strike off, ↑mark • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑ …
4cross off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cross off : present tense I/you/we/they cross off he/she/it crosses off present participle crossing off past tense crossed off past participle crossed off to draw a line through something on a list to show… …
5cross off — PHRASAL VERB If you cross off words on a list, you decide that they no longer belong on the list, and often you draw a line through them to indicate this. [V P n (not pron)] I checked the chart and found I had crossed off the wrong thing... [V n… …
6cross off — verb a) To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through. I can cross off another project from the list. b) To finish; to mark something as complete …
7cross off — (Roget s IV) , v. Syn. cancel, strike out, delete; see cancel 1 …
8cross — ► NOUN 1) a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or x). 2) an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 3) a cross shaped decoration awarded for bravery or indicating rank in… …
9cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… …
10cross — cross1 W2S2 [krɔs US kro:s] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go from one side to another)¦ 2¦(cross a line etc)¦ 3¦(two roads/lines etc)¦ 4¦(legs/arms/ankles)¦ 5 cross somebody s mind 6 cross somebody s face 7 cross your fingers 8¦(breed of plant/animal)¦ 9 somebody …
