Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To remove or delete a name or item from a list, register, or official record. This action is often definitive and formal.
   • To formally and officially remove someone from a professional register, such as that of doctors or lawyers, usually as a disciplinary measure.

Usage

• The verb is typically used with an object (a name, a person, an item).
• It is often followed by the preposition "from" to indicate the list or register.
• It carries a sense of finality and official action.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The court ordered the solicitor to be struck off for misconduct.
  • Please strike his name off the guest list; he can no longer attend.
  • The registrar will strike off any company that fails to submit its annual return.

Advanced Usage

• "to strike someone off the roll": A formal legal or professional phrase meaning to remove someone's right to practice.
  • The medical board has the power to strike a doctor off the medical roll.

Variants and Related Words

• Strike off is a phrasal verb. The base verb strike has many other meanings (to hit, to stop work in protest, to discover, etc.).
• Strike from is a less common variant with the same meaning (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Delete: To remove written or printed matter.
• Remove: To take away.
• Cross off/out: To draw a line through something to show it is deleted (less formal/official).
• Deregister: To remove from an official register.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Strike out (different meaning): To be unsuccessful; to start doing something new independently.
  • His new business struck out after six months.
• Strike through (different meaning): To draw a line through text.
  • She struck through the old paragraph.

Related Idioms

• Strike off on one's own: To start an independent activity or venture.
  • After years of training, she decided to strike off on her own and open a studio. (Note: This idiom uses the same words but has a completely different meaning from the main definition of removal from a list.)

Verb

1. remove from a list
   • Cross the name of the dead person off the list