strike off

verb

struck off; struck off also stricken off; striking off; strikes off

transitive verb

1
: to produce in an effortless manner
strike off a poem
2
: to depict clearly and exactly

Examples of strike off in a Sentence

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But the goal was struck off and the game finished goalless. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 Earlier this month, a tsunami warning covering most of coastal Northern California was issued after a magnitude 7.0 quake struck off Humboldt County. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning and leaving residents rattled from Southern Oregon to the San Joaquin Valley in California. Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024 San Francisco residents are evacuating after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strike off 

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of strike off was in 1770

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“Strike off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20off. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

strike off

verb
: to produce in an effortless manner
strike off a poem for the occasion
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