crossout

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noun

The act or result of crossing out; a line drawn through something to cancel or retract it.

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Meanings

nouncrossout (plural crossouts)

plural crossouts

  1. The act or result of crossing out; a line drawn through something to cancel or retract it.

    […] numerous crossouts in ink and pencil, some red pencil markings; […]

    2012, Barbara B. Heyman, Samuel Barber: A Thematic Catalogue of the Complete Works, page 178

Origin

Deverbal from cross out

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outcross
Cite this entry
APA

crossout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossout

MLA

“crossout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossout.

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