cross off

verb

crossed off; crossing off; crosses off

: to draw a line through (a name or item on a list)

They crossed off the names of the people who had already been invited.

We can cross her off our list of potential donors.

Examples of cross off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Clearing an inbox or patching a billing glitch, on the other hand, gives you something to cross off right away. — Chris Kille, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The Twins then quickly crossed off another need by being aggressive on Friday and adding Kremer, which eliminated a potential weakness. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Bluth says her college friend group used to write each person's tasks on a whiteboard and congratulate each other whenever something got crossed off. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

The Hartford Athletic women’s team crossed off a number of milestones in their 7-0 demolition of AC Connecticut on Wednesday night at Trinity Health Stadium. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026

Rhymes for cross off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff