scratch out
verb
scratched out; scratching out; scratches out
: to draw a line through (something that is written down)
I scratched out the mistake.
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“Scratch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch%20out. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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