English Explanatory Dictionary

strikeout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instance or the act of yielding nothing.
  2. An instance or the act of striking out.
  3. Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.
verb
  1. To cancel a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

Pronunciation

/stɹaɪːkæʊt/ [st͡ʃʰɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ] [stɹəɪːkæʊ̯ʔ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-strikeout.wav

Word forms

strikeout strikeouts strike-out strikeouting strikeouted

Etymology

Deverbal from strike out.

Related words

strike out walk single double
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