scratch out

• Verbo compuesto que significa tachar, borrar o eliminar algo trazando una línea sobre ello, o conseguir algo con gran esfuerzo o dificultad.

A phrasal verb meaning to cancel, delete, or remove something by drawing a line through it, or to manage to achieve something with difficulty.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Remove by scratchinginformal

   To remove or delete something by scratching or rubbing it out.

   borrar raspando

   • He scratched out the mistake with a pen.
   • She scratched out the old address and wrote the new one.
   • The child scratched out the drawing with a crayon.

   Sinónimoscross outdeleteeffaceeraserub outscratch offstrike out

2. informal

   To cancel or eliminate something, often from a list or plan.

   Tachar o eliminar

   • They scratched out the meeting from the schedule.
   • She scratched out the item from her shopping list.
   • The manager scratched out the project due to budget cuts.

   Sinónimoscancelcross outdeleteeliminateeraseremovestrike out

   Antónimosaddincludeinsertkeepretain

Verbo basescratch