Strikethrough
/ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An horizontal line overlaid on other characters. countable, uncountable
"In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough."
- 2 A horizontal or oblique line overlaid on individual characters. countable, uncountable
"(oblique)"
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of strike through. alt-of, alternative, no-present-participle, nonstandard
"2001, Rachel Webster, XHTML Simplified, A.D.R. (London) Limited, →ISBN, page 113, The next requirement is to strikethrough, “Yoga is just massage. Inline style element <strike> carries out this task easily. It strikes through text."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough."
Etymology
Deverbal from strike through; the verb, in at least some cases, is a back-formation from the noun, despite being redundant to strike through.