riscar — meaning in English

English meaning

• cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
• key noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
• scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.

Senses

riscar is used for these senses in English:

• cancel (transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
• cross out (idiomatic, transitive) To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
• key (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
• rule out (transitive) To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
• scratch To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
• scratch Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
• strikethrough (typography) An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.

cancel — full definition

1. verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
2. verb To make something officially invalid.
3. verb In mathematics, to remove a common factor from both parts of a fraction or equation.
4. verb Informally, to withdraw public support from someone over controversial behaviour.

key — full definition

1. noun A shaped piece of metal used to open or lock a particular lock.
2. noun The single most important factor or step needed to achieve something.
3. noun One of the buttons pressed to type on a keyboard or play a musical instrument.
4. noun A short guide listing what the symbols, colours, or abbreviations on a map, chart, or test mean.
5. noun In music, the set of related notes a piece is built around, giving it its overall tonal centre.

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