"strike through" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: strikes through [present, singular, third-person], striking through [participle, present], struck through [past], struck through [participle, past], stricken through [archaic, participle, past, rare]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,struck,struck:stricken􂀿rare or archaic􂁀>}} strike 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)
  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. Synonyms: cross out, strike out Derived forms: strikethrough [noun] Related terms: strike down Coordinate_terms: bold, boldface, embolden, italicize, underline

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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