- strike off
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transitive verb
Date: 1821
1. to produce in an effortless manner <strike off a poem> 2. to depict clearly and exactly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
strike off
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strike off — index decrease, deduct (reduce), delete, discount (reduce), rebate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
strike off — verb remove from a list Cross the name of the dead person off the list • Syn: ↑cross off, ↑cross out, ↑strike out, ↑mark • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑take out … Useful english dictionary
strike off — phrasal verb Word forms strike off : present tense I/you/we/they strike off he/she/it strikes off present participle striking off past tense struck off past participle struck off 1) a) [transitive, usually passive] to remove something from a list … English dictionary
strike off — In common parlance, and in the language of the auction room, property is understood to be struck off or knocked down, when the auctioneer, by the fall of his hammer, or by any other audible or visible announcement, signifies to the bidder that he … Black's law dictionary
strike off — phr verb Strike off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑register … Collocations dictionary
strike-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: strike off : a straightedge used to remove excess freshly placed concrete, mortar, or plaster from a surface … Useful english dictionary
strike off the roll — index discharge (dismiss) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
strike off the roll of lawyers — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
strike off the roll — To remove the right to practise from (a doctor, solicitor, etc) after professional misconduct • • • Main Entry: ↑roll … Useful english dictionary
strike off — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, abscind, abstract, ad lib, amputate, annihilate, ban, bar, blot out, blue pencil, bob, bowdlerize, cancel, cast off, cast out, censor, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, clip,… … Moby Thesaurus
