mark off

mark off
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "mark off":
present tense I/you/we/they mark off he/she/it marks off present participle marking off past tense marked off past participle marked off
1) to mark the limits of an area using a line, fence, rope etc
mark something off with something:

The crime scene was marked off with official police tape.

2) to mark something with a word, letter, or symbol in order to show that you have dealt with it

He marked off the names of all the suitable candidates.

3) British
same as mark out 1)

English dictionary. 2014.

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