strike somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb (see also strike)

1. be struck off British English if a doctor, lawyer etc is struck off, their name is removed from the official list of people who are allowed to work as doctors, lawyers etc

2. to remove someone or something from a list:
Terri was told to strike off the names of every person older than 30.

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