cross out

verb

crossed out; crossing out; crosses out

: to draw a line through (something) to show that it is wrong

cross out a mistake

He had crossed his name out.

Examples of cross out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That means the future manager role is unlikely to be today’s job description with 30% of the tasks crossed out. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Of businesses that were named on the shirt and not crossed out, Murakami named his family’s business and Kiyo’s Floral Design on 16th Street. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

This math subtraction worksheet encourages kids to cross out shapes to solve single-digit problems. — Nicole Harris, Parents, 26 Aug. 2026

Once in a while this person writes down seven lines only to cross out one of them fifteen minutes later, and then another hour passes. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for cross out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout