Definition

Verb: * To remove or cancel something, especially written or printed text, by drawing a line or lines through it. This action indicates deletion, cancellation, or that the item is no longer valid.

Usage

This verb is used when you want to physically mark text for deletion or to metaphorically indicate the removal or cancellation of an item from a list, plan, or record. It is often followed by the object being removed. * The primary object is the text or item being deleted. * It is a transitive verb and can be used in both active and passive voices.

Examples

• The editor scored out the redundant paragraph from the manuscript.
• I had to score out three items from the shopping list.
• The incorrect answer was scored out in red ink.
• Score out that old rule; it no longer applies.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Can be used non-literally to mean eliminating a possibility or option.
  • After the scandal, his name was scored out from the list of potential candidates.

Variants and Related Words

• Strike out (phrasal verb): A very common synonym with the same meaning.
• Cross out (phrasal verb): Another direct synonym, emphasizing the act of making an 'X' or line.
• Delete (verb): A more general term for removal, often used in digital contexts.
• Cancel (verb): To decide that something will not happen or is no longer valid.

Synonyms

• Strike out
• Cross out
• Delete
• Cancel
• Erase
• Obliterate

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Strike through: Similar to 'score out,' often used in word processing.
• Cross off: To remove an item from a list by drawing a line through it, often because it has been completed or obtained.

Verb

1. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
   • Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!