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Verb: strike off  strIk óf
  1. Stop being allowed to work (e.g. as a doctor, lawyer, etc. due to malpractice)
    "he was struck off after the misconduct claim was upheld"
     
  2. Remove from a list
    "She struck off the completed tasks from her to-do list";
    - cross off, cross out, strike out, mark

Derived forms: struck off, striking off, strikes off

Type of: fish out [informal], take out

Encyclopedia: Strike off