зачеркну́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
• scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
• strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.

Senses

зачеркну́ть 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).
• scratch Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
• strike (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

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.

scratch — full definition

1. verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
2. noun A mark, cut, or sound produced by scratching.
3. verb To withdraw from a race or competition one had previously entered.
4. noun Informal term for money, especially cash.

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