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Definition of Cross out
1. Verb. Remove from a list. "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
Definition of Cross out
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To strike out; to draw a line through. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross Out
Literary usage of Cross out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1921)
"The manual of directions for use of the Cross-out Scale includes ... The entire
directions for scoring the Cross-out Scale are given in 145 words; ..."
2. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong by Alfred Ayres (1882)
"Everybody abuses this word," says Mr. Gould in his "Good English"; and then, in
another paragraph, he adds: " If a man would cross out most wherever he can ..."
3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"A voter is imperatively required to cross out all but one of the groups of
candidates upon his ballot, by Mo. Rev. Stat. 1889. ..."
4. Journal of Applied Psychology by American Psychological Association, American Association for Applied Psychology (1918)
"the children are told to cross out the thing that is different. The third test
is made up of twenty-five number series, with in each one misplaced number ..."
5. A Handbook of Mental Tests: A Further Revision and Extension of the Binet by Frederick Kuhlmann (1922)
"I";. am going to see how fast you can cross out all the q's, IT'S, s's and t's.
... Don't go back to cross out any letters that you may have skipped. Begin. ..."
6. Annual Conference on Educational Measurements: Proceedings by Indiana University Extension Division (1914)
"Now, I want you to cross out the cat, because it is different from the other ...
.Yes, all cross out the cup. What two things in the next picture are alike? ..."
7. The Mentality of the Criminal Woman: A Comparative Study of the Criminal by Clara Jean Weidensall, Katharine Bement Davis (1916)
"Of the 16 who belong to the poorest quarter in accuracy scores, 10 missed the
idea of the cross, out indicated that the hat cost more; the other 6 made no ..."
8. Rapid Arithmetic by Thomas O'Conor Sloane (1922)
"then cross out a number and give the number left; the digits are to be read in their
... 1293 146 97 3921 641 79 2628 495 18 cross out 6; 228 cross out 5; ..."
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