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to cross out
[phrase form: cross]
01
to draw a line through a word or words to show that they should be removed or ignored
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
cross
Present tense
cross out
3rd person singular
crosses out
Present participle
crossing out
Past simple
crossed out
Past participle
crossed out
Examples
The editor asked the writer to cross out unnecessary sentences to improve the clarity of the article.
