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Definition of Cross off
1. Verb. Remove from a list. "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
Definition of Cross off
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) To finish; to mark something as complete. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross Off
Literary usage of Cross off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"cross off the 72 and write the 6 over it ; also, cross off the 96 and write the
8 under it. Thus, 6 X 48 x 28 x 1 Ì*0 X 3 x 7 X 6 8 The 72 and 96 are not to ..."
2. A Textbook on Electric Lighting and Railways: International Correspondence by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"cross off the 16 and write the 2 over it; also, cross off the 24 and write the 3
... cross off the 5 of the dividend; also, cross off the 5 of the divisor. ..."
3. The Elements of Mechanical Engineering by International Correspondence Schools (1897)
"cross off -the 48 and write the over it; also, cross off the 6 and write the 1
und^r it. Thus, 3x1 Xß " 1 The 48 and 6 are not to be considered any longer, ..."
4. A Textbook on Steam Engineering by International Correspondence Schools (1902)
"cross off "the 60 and write the 6 over it; also, cross off the 50 and write the 5
... cross off the 5 of the dividend; also, cross off the 5 of the divisor. ..."
5. A Treatise on Coal Mining by International Correspondence Schools (1900)
"cross off the 72 and write the 6 over it ; also, cross off the 96 and write the
under it. Thus, 6 JT? X 48 x 28 x 1 _ P0 x 3 x 7 x 6 The 72 and 96 are not ..."
6. A Treatise on Chemistry and Chemical Analysis: Prepared for Students of The by International Correspondence Schools (1900)
"... since 72 divided by 12 equals 6, and 96 divided by 12 equals. cross off the
72 and write the G over it ; also, cross off the 96 and write the under it. ..."
7. An Elementary Treatise on Electric Power and Lighting: Prepared for Students by International Correspondence Schools (1897)
"cross off the four and write the 1 over it; also, cross off the 24 and write ...
cross off the 60 and write 10 over it; also, cross off the 6 and write 1 ..."
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