"chalk off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-chalk off.ogg Forms: chalks off [present, singular, third-person], chalking off [participle, present], chalked off [participle, past], chalked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chalk off (third-person singular simple present chalks off, present participle chalking off, simple past and past participle chalked off)
  1. (literally) To set off an area or shape with chalk. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-ox7QFwQG Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "off" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 10 5 6 28 25 7 14 5
  2. (idiomatic) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-LrfPz6kM
  3. (idiomatic) To disallow or cancel Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-zfJz2LP8
  4. (transitive) To chalk (someone) up dismissively or jeeringly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-z67h2Six Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 6 29 33 9 7 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 10 5 6 28 25 7 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 10 5 29 30 6 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 4 38 33 5 8 4
  5. (transitive) To dismiss or be dismissive towards (someone or something); to reject (someone or something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-j9cVqf-P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 6 29 33 9 7 3 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 10 5 6 28 25 7 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 10 5 29 30 6 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 4 38 33 5 8 4
  6. (intransitive) To deduct from something; to separate from something. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-K-gxrpme
  7. (transitive) To mark off (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-yV9tQpX4 Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "off" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 10 5 6 28 25 7 14 5
  8. (transitive, slang) To kill (someone). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-chalk_off-en-verb-YllUNF9-

Inflected forms

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        "(literally) To set off an area or shape with chalk."
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        "(idiomatic) To disallow or cancel"
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        "(transitive) To chalk (someone) up dismissively or jeeringly."
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        "(intransitive) To deduct from something; to separate from something."
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