chalk out

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chalk out

verb chalks out · chalking out · chalked out

transitive To draw or write down (something) using chalk.
figuratively, transitive to make (plans); to sketch (something); to describe (a plan). I shall pursue the plan I have chalked out.
US, intransitive In a multi-race wager, to lose to the favorite in all of the remaining races. A 25-1 shot won race 3, but the rest of the early pick 5 chalked out after that.
US, intransitive, slang To die.
US, slang, transitive To kill (someone).

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@misc{chalk_out_2026,
  title = {chalk out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chalk%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}