cross off

verb

To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.

“I can cross off another project from the list.”

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cross outstrike outstrike offmark
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Meanings

verbcross off (third-person singular simple present crosses off, present participle crossing off, simple past and past participle crossed off)

present singular third person crosses off · participle present crossing off · participle past crossed off · past crossed off

  1. idiomaticTo strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
  2. broadlyidiomaticTo finish; to regard something as complete.

    I can cross off another project from the list.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove from a list

Similar
cross outstrike outstrike offmark
Broader
take awaytake out
Also see
checkcheck offcross outmarkstrike offstrike out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German abhaken
  • abhakento mark as complete
Hebrew סמנב
  • סמנב (simnév)to mark as complete
Polish wykreślać, wykreślić
  • wykreślaćto mark as complete
  • wykreślićto mark as complete
Cite this entry
APA

cross off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20off

MLA

“cross off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20off.

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