strike off

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strike off

verb strikes off · striking off · struck off · stricken off

transitive To remove from a list or register. She struck off his name from the list.
UK, transitive, usually To be forbidden from practicing in a regulated profession (medicine, law etc.) by virtue of being removed (usually for malpractice) from a statutory register required to practice that profession. The doctor was struck off the medical register for professional misconduct.
dated, transitive To void an obligation; to deduct. He was kind enough to strike off the debt.
transitive To print (a work) in a hurried manner. Nothing is heard but the monotonous houp! hank! of the Indians, as in a cloud of steam of their own manufacture, they strike off the paper. Nothing can be seen without but a shower of quarters, bits, and dimes darkening the air as they are thrown from the purchasers.
transitive To sever or separate by a blow. Strike off his head, I command you!
intransitive To start going in a new direction or course of endeavor. She decided to strike off on a new course.

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@misc{strike_off_2026,
  title = {strike off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strike%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}