strike through

verb

To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.

“It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.”

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cross outstrike out
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Meanings

verbstrike through (third-person singular simple present strikes through, present participle striking through, simple past struck through, past participle struck through or (rare or archaic) stricken through)

present singular third person strikes through · participle present striking through · past struck through · participle past struck through · archaic participle past rare stricken through

  1. To partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.

    It is useful to strike through an incorrect text, leaving it legible, to demonstrate that it is an incorrect usage.

    Synonyms: cross out, strike out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.

Similar
cross outstrike out
Also see
strike out
Cite this entry
APA

strike through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20through

MLA

“strike through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20through. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strike through,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20through.

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